Names Categorized "secrets"

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Dagrún f Old Norse, Icelandic
Old Norse and Icelandic form of Dagrun.

Dagrun f Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Dagrún, which was derived from the Old Norse elements dagr "day" and rún "secret lore".

Gudrun f Norse Mythology, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German
From the Old Norse name Guðrún meaning "god's secret lore", derived from the elements guð "god" and rún "secret lore". In Norse legend Gudrun was the wife of Sigurd. After his death she married Atli, but when he murdered her brothers, she killed her sons by him, fed him their hearts, and then slew him.

Guðrún f Old Norse, Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Old Norse form of Gudrun, as well as the modern Icelandic form.

Heidrun f Norse Mythology, German
Derived from Old Norse heiðr meaning "bright, clear" and rún meaning "secret". In Norse mythology this was the name of a goat that would eat the leaves from the tree of life and produce mead in her udder.

Heiðrún f Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Old Norse and Icelandic form of Heidrun.

Huld f Norse Mythology
Old Norse variant of Hulda 1.

Hulda 1 f Icelandic, Swedish, Norwegian, Norse Mythology
Derived from Old Norse hulda meaning "hiding, secrecy". This was the name of a sorceress in Norse mythology. As a modern name, it can also derive from archaic Swedish huld meaning "gracious, sweet, lovable".

Liraz m & f Hebrew
Means "secret for me" in Hebrew.

Najwa f Arabic
Means "secret, whisper" in Arabic.

Nergüi m & f Mongolian
Means "no name" in Mongolian. This name was traditionally given in order to mislead bad spirits.

Ortrun f German (Rare)
Derived from the Germanic elements ort "point" and run "secret".

Raz m & f Hebrew
Means "secret" in Hebrew.

Raziel m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Means "my secret is God" in Hebrew. This is the name of an archangel in Jewish tradition.

Raziela f Hebrew (Rare)
Feminine form of Raziel.

Rúna f Old Norse, Icelandic, Faroese
Old Norse, Icelandic and Faroese feminine form of Rune.

Runa f Norwegian, Danish, Swedish
Feminine form of Rune.

Rúnar m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Runar.

Runar m Norwegian
Derived from the Old Norse elements rún "secret lore" and arr "warrior". This name did not exist in Old Norse, but was created in the modern era.

Rune m Norwegian, Danish, Swedish
Derived from Old Norse rún meaning "secret lore".

Rúni m Old Norse, Faroese
Old Norse and Faroese form of Rune.

Sigrún f Old Norse, Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Derived from the Old Norse elements sigr "victory" and rún "secret". This was the name of a valkyrie in Norse legend.

Sigrun f Norwegian, German
Norwegian form of Sigrún.

Tajana f Croatian, Serbian
Derived from Croatian and Serbian tajiti "to keep secret".

Wulfrun f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements wulf "wolf" and run "secret, mystery". This was the name of a 10th-century English noblewoman who founded the city of Wolverhampton.

Wulfruna f History
Form of Wulfrun sometimes used in reference to the 10th-century noblewoman.