Guðrún

Gudrun Guðrun Icelandic is: Etymology From is non Guðrún, probably a mix of two originally distinct names, both with the latter part non rún rune, secret, confidante: non Guðrún, non Goðrún, from non guð god (is gem-pro *Gudarūnō) and (perhaps more common) non *Gunnrún, non Guðrún, from non gunnr, non guðr battle (is gem-pro *Gunþarūnō), with the regular sound change non -nnr- > non -ðr-. The latter is evidenced by the short form is Gunna. Pronunciation [-rú] Proper noun @@ is female Declension @-r.acc+datu:i[regional, rare] References Old Norse Etymology Probably a mix of two originally distinct names, both with the latter part non rún rune, secret, confidante: non Guðrún, non Goðrún, from non guð god (non gem-pro *Gudarūnō) and (perhaps more common) non *Gunnrún, non Guðrún, from non gunnr, non guðr battle (non gem-pro *Gunþarūnō), with the regular sound change non -nnr- > non -ðr-. The latter is evidenced by the Icelandic short form is Gunna. A heroine of several Norse legends, identical to Kriemhild in the German Nibelungenlied. Proper noun f non female Descendants da Gudrun fo Guðrun is Guðrún nn Gudrun Guro sv Gudrun The name of the Norwegian folklore character Guro Rysserova is derived from the Old Norse heroine, and the part Rysserova means probably a horse’s tail, being not related to Swedish sv ryssrova Turkish wartycabbage. The legendary Gudrun is also called Jorunn Joklekåpa in Norwegian ballades derived from the Völsunga saga. According to Moltke Moe and Sophus Bugge, this name consists of a female name nn Jorunn, which replaced Gudrun because of similar sound, and a mix of the names of non Gjúki and non Buðli with ending nn kåpe. Further reading Eivind Vågslid, Norderlendske fyrenamn, 1988, 82-991668-0-2 Roland Otterbjörk, Svenska förnamn, Stockholm 1964