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Gurine
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gurine
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From nb Guri -ine or nb Guro -ine.
nb Guri continues Old Norse non Guðríðr, while nb Guro continues Old Norse non Guðrún. 18th century in Norway.
Compare sv Gurine female given name.
Pronunciation
nb /ɡʉˈriː.nə/
nb iːnə 3
nb Gu ri ne
Proper noun
nb proper noun
nb female Norwegian, derived from nb Guri or nb Guro
Usage notes
nb Gurine was most widely used during the 19th century and the early decades of the 20th century.
In the 19th century, the name was particularly associated with Aust-Agder.
The name has frequently been used as an additional given name. Among women bearing the name in the period 1900–2017, 73 percent had it as their second given name.
Statistics
According to Statistics Norway, 61 women in Norway had nb Gurine as their first given name in August 2023, of whom 48 had it as their sole given name.“Gurine” at Alt om navn, citing Statistics Norway.
References
“Gurine – kvinnenamn” in Store norske leksikon.
“Gurine” at Nordic Names.
Kristoffer Kruken and Ola Stemshaug (2013), Norsk personnamnleksikon, 3rd edition, Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget, 9788252173680.