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in reply to a message by Satu
I'm certainly no expert but my uncle was named Runar, so I looked it up at Historiska museet, which said about Runar:
"Ett fornnordiskt namn som möjligen är bildat av av orden runa som betyder 'bokstav', 'hemlig visdom' och hari som betyder 'krigare'. Kan även vara ett keltiskt namn som betyder 'älskad man'."
So there are two theories:
1) from "runa" which means "letter", "secret wisdom" and "hari" = "warrior"
2) from a Celtic name meaning "beloved man" (does not state which Celtic name)
"But it’s all right now.
I learned my lesson well.
You see you can’t please everyone
So you got to please yourself."
Rick Nelson, GardenParty
"It does not become me to make myself smaller than I am." (Edith Södergran 1891-1923)
"Ett fornnordiskt namn som möjligen är bildat av av orden runa som betyder 'bokstav', 'hemlig visdom' och hari som betyder 'krigare'. Kan även vara ett keltiskt namn som betyder 'älskad man'."
So there are two theories:
1) from "runa" which means "letter", "secret wisdom" and "hari" = "warrior"
2) from a Celtic name meaning "beloved man" (does not state which Celtic name)
"But it’s all right now.
I learned my lesson well.
You see you can’t please everyone
So you got to please yourself."
Rick Nelson, GardenParty
"It does not become me to make myself smaller than I am." (Edith Södergran 1891-1923)
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