RUN

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Origin and Meaning

Germanic name element

Ancient Germanic

*rūnō = 'secret' [1]
*rūnō = 'secret lore' [1]
*rûno- = 'secret, magic, murmur, session' [2]

Gothic

*rūna = 'secret' [1]
rûna = 'secret, magic, murmur, session' [2]

Old Norse

rún = 'secret' [3]
rún = 'secret lore' [3]

Old Swedish

*rūn = 'rune, secret character' [4]

Old Saxon

rûna = 'secret' [5]
rûna = 'secret, magic, murmur, session' [2]

Old High German

rûna = 'secret, magic, murmur, session' [2]

Related Names

See Rúni

Combinations

Name
Element    
Example
ADAL see Alrún (German)
ALF see Alfrún (Norse) and Runälf (Norse) and Alrún (German)
ARN see Arnrun
AS see Asrun
AUD see Auðrún
BALD see Baldrún
BJÖRN see Bjarnrún and Runbiorn
BORG see Borgrun and Runborg
BRIM see Brimrún
DAG see Dagrún
DIS see Rúndís
EIN see Einrún
ELD see Eldrun
EY see Eyrún
FAST see Rúnfastr
FRID see Friðrún
FRÍÐ see Fríðrún and Rúnfríðr
GEIR see Geirrún
GEST see Gestrún
GUD see Guðrún
GUNN see Kuntrun (German)
HAF see Hafrún
HEID see Heiðrún
HER see Runar
HILD see Hildirun (German) and Runhild (Norse)
HJALM see Hjálmrún
HUG see Hugrún
ING see Ingirún
KETILL see Kätilrun
KRIST see Kristrún
LOFT see Loftrún
ODD see Oddrún
Ole see Olrun
PAUL see Pálrún
SIG see Sigrún
SNÆ see Snærún
SOL see *Sǫlrún
STEIN see Runsten
STIG see Stígrún
Svala see Svalrún
SVEIN see Sveinrún
TEIT see Teitrun
ULF see RúnulfR and Ulfrún
VI see Vírún
VID see Rúnviðr
VÖR see Runvor
ÖL see Ǫlrún
ÞRUÐ see Þrúðrún

First Element Forms

Run- Rún-

Last Element Forms

-ro
-ru
-run -rún -runa -rund -runn
-rå

References

  1. Lena Peterson: Nordiskt runnamnslexikon (2002)
  2. Wilfried Seibicke: Historisches Deutsches Vornamenbuch (Band 1-4)
  3. Kristoffer Kruken og Ola Stemshaug: Norsk Personnamnleksikon (1995)
  4. Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn (1979)
  5. Wilhelm Schlaug: Die altsächsischen Personennamen vor dem Jahre 1000 (1962)