Guðrún
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Guðrún is one of the most frequently given female names in Iceland
. In 2004, it was ranked first before Anna
and Sigríður
.
According to Icelandic custom
, people are generally referred to by first and middle names and patronyms are used if disambiguation is required.
In Old Norse
, Goðrún was an alternative version. The Faroese
equivalent is Guðrun and the mainland Scandinavia
n version is Gudrun. The Old Norse name is composed of the elements guð or goð, meaning "god"; and rūn, meaning "rune", "secret lore". The Scandinavian Gudrun was revived in the last half of the 19th century.
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
. In 2004, it was ranked first before Anna
Anna (name)
Anna is a Latin form of the Greek name Greek Ἄννα and the Hebrew name Hannah . Anna is in wide use in countries across the world as are its variants Anne, originally a French version of the name, though in use in English speaking countries for hundreds of years, and Ann, which was originally the...
and Sigríður
Sigríður
Sigríður is one of the most frequently given female names in Iceland. In 2004, it was ranked third behind Anna and Guðrún.According to Icelandic custom, people are generally referred to by first and middle names and patronyms are used if disambiguation is required....
.
According to Icelandic custom
Icelandic name
Icelandic names differ from most current Western family name systems by being patronymic in that they reflect the immediate father of the child and not the historic family lineage....
, people are generally referred to by first and middle names and patronyms are used if disambiguation is required.
In Old Norse
Old Norse
Old Norse is a North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age, until about 1300....
, Goðrún was an alternative version. The Faroese
Faroese language
Faroese , is an Insular Nordic language spoken by 48,000 people in the Faroe Islands and about 25,000 Faroese people in Denmark and elsewhere...
equivalent is Guðrun and the mainland Scandinavia
Scandinavia
Scandinavia is a cultural, historical and ethno-linguistic region in northern Europe that includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, characterized by their common ethno-cultural heritage and language. Modern Norway and Sweden proper are situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula,...
n version is Gudrun. The Old Norse name is composed of the elements guð or goð, meaning "god"; and rūn, meaning "rune", "secret lore". The Scandinavian Gudrun was revived in the last half of the 19th century.
Famous people called Guðrún
- Guðrún Gjúkadóttir, a person in the Eddic poems
- Guðrún ÓsvífursdóttirGuðrún ÓsvífursdóttirGuðrún Ósvífrsdóttir was the historical protagonist of the Medieval Icelandic Laxdœla saga, which recounts the history of the People of Laxárdalur. She was famed for her beauty and was married four times. Her first marriage to Thorvaldr Halldorsson ended in divorce...
, protagonist of the Medieval Icelandic Laxdœla saga - Guðrún Bjarnadóttir, Icelandic Miss International in 1963
- Guðrún HelgadóttirGuðrún HelgadóttirGuðrún Helgadóttir is a prominent writer of children's literature in Iceland. She was born in Hafnarfjörður on September 7, 1935. Her first book, Jón Oddur og Jón Bjarni, appeared in 1974 when she worked at the National Health and Insurance Office. It concerned scheming twins and several more...
, Icelandic writer of children's literature - Guðrún Eva MínervudóttirGuðrún Eva MinervudóttirGuðrún Eva Mínervudóttir is an Icelandic writer born on March 17, 1976. She studied philosophy at the University of Iceland. Her first novel and collection came out in 1998 to acclaim. She has written five novels since then. In 2000 her novel Fyrirlestur um hamingjuna was nominated for the...
, Icelandic writer - Guðrún Katrín ÞorbergsdóttirGuðrún Katrín ÞorbergsdóttirGuðrún Katrín Þorbergsdóttir was the First Lady of Iceland 1996—1998. She was the first wife of Icelandic president Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson.Guðrún Katrín studied archaeology and sociology. She was the General Manager of the Postal Workers Union for nearly 20 years, and managed a clothing store in...
, First Lady of Iceland (1996 — 1998) - Ella Gudrun Ingeborg HolleuferElla Gudrun Ingeborg HolleuferElla Gudrun Ingeborg Holleufer was married to the three time Prime Minister of Denmark, Hans Hedtoft.She was born in Aarhus in Denmark as the daughter of the baker August Holleufer, and her mother Dorthea Marie was one of the leading suffragettes in Denmark at the end of the 19th Century.Ella...
(1906-1954), a Danish first lady - Gudrun AbtGudrun AbtGudrun Abt is a retired German hurdler. She was born in Riedlingen.At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul she finished sixth in 400 m hurdles in a personal best time of 54.04 seconds...
(born 1962), a German hurdler - Gudrun BerendGudrun BerendGudrun Berend, married Wakan is a retired East German hurdler. She represented the sports team SC Chemie Halle....
(born 1955), a German hurdler - Gudrun BoysenGudrun BoysenGudrun Margrethe Boysen is a Danish physician and conducts research into the causes and effects of strokes. She conducts her research at the Department of Neurology, Bispebjerg Hospital, Copenhagen. In 1994, Boysen won a Tagea Brandt Rejselegat...
(born 1939), a Danish physician - Gudrun BrostGudrun BrostGudrun Lisa Johanna Brost was a Swedish actress.-Selected filmography:* The Heavenly Play * Sawdust and Tinsel * The Seventh Seal * The Virgin Spring...
(1910-1993), a Swedish actress - Gudrun Burwitz (born 1929), a German neo-Nazi
- Gudrun CorvinusGudrun CorvinusGudrun Corvinus was a German archaeologist of the Nepal Research Centre in Kathmandu.Her father had a PhD in agriculture and her mother was a professor of economics...
(1931-2006), a German archaeologist - Gudrun EnsslinGudrun EnsslinGudrun Ensslin was a founder of the German militant group Red Army Faction . After becoming involved with co-founder Andreas Baader, Ensslin was influential in the politicization of Baader's voluntaristic anarchistic beliefs. Ensslin was perhaps the intellectual head of the RAF...
(1940-1977), a German terrorist - Gudrun GutGudrun GutGudrun Gut is an electronic musical artist from Germany.She grew up on the Lüneburger Heide and moved to Berlin in 1975, where she studied visual arts at the Hochschule der Künste from 1978 to 1984. She was an early member of experimental act Einstürzende Neubauten and a founding member of Mania...
(21st century), a German musician - Gudrun LandgrebeGudrun LandgrebeGudrun Landgrebe is a German actress.Landgrebe was born in Göttingen, grew up in Bochum, and attended theatre school in Cologne from 1968 until 1971. In 1971 she made her debut at Stadttheater Bielefeld. She also appeared in Heimat as the character Klärchen Sisse...
(born 1950), a German actress - Gudrun PausewangGudrun PausewangGudrun Pausewang is a German writer for children and teens. She is also noted in science fiction for Young-Adult novels like The Last Children of Schewenborn....
(born 1928), a German writer - Gudrun SchymanGudrun SchymanGudrun Schyman is a Swedish politician. She served as leader of the Swedish Left Party from 1993 until January 2003. She remained a member of the Left Party until 2004, when she left to focus entirely on her feminist political work...
(born 1948), a Swedish politician - Gudrun Tandberg HøykollGudrun Tandberg HøykollGudrun Tandberg Høykoll was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.She served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Aust-Agder during the terms 1965–1969.-References:...
(born 1924), a Norwegian politician - Gudrun UreGudrun UreGudrun Ure is a Scottish actress, most famous for her portrayal of the titular character in Super Gran. She also starred in the pilot of a series called Life After Life, written by Yes Minister creator Jonathan Lynn...
(born 1926), a Scottish actress - Gudrun WagnerGudrun WagnerGudrun Wagner was the wife of Wolfgang Wagner, sole director of the Bayreuth Festival since 1967. Her behind-the-scenes influence led her to be considered virtual co-director.-Biography:...
(1944-2007), a German theatre manager - Gudrun Zapf-von HesseGudrun Zapf-von HesseGudrun Zapf von Hesse is a typographer, calligrapher and book-binder. She is the 1991 winner of the Frederic W. Goudy Award. She designed several fonts for the type foundry D. Stempel AG, such as Diotima...
(born 1918), a German calligrapher