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This is a list of submitted names in which the meaning contains the keyword rune.
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Adalrun f Old High German
Derived from Old High German adal "noble" and runa "secret lore, rune". This was used for a character in a minor German opera, De Kaisertochter (The Emperor's Daughter; 1885) by Willem de Haan.
Alruna f German, Medieval German
Germanic name, in which the second element was derived from Old High German runa or Old Norse rún meaning "secret lore, rune" (Proto-Germanic *rūnō)... [more]
Auðrún f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements auðr meaning "wealth, fortune" (or possibly the poetic word auðr which meant "fate, destiny") and rún meaning "secret lore, rune".
Bjarkey f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements bjǫrk "birch tree" or bjarkan "birch tree; name of the B-rune" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
Bjarklind f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements bjǫrk "birch tree" or bjarkan "birch tree; name of the B-rune" and lind "lime-tree, linden tree; linden spear-shaft; (protective shield of) linden wood".
Burgrun f German (Rare)
The name is composed of the two Germanic name elements burg "castle; protection" and run "rune".
Dalrún f Icelandic
Derived from Old Norse dalr meaning "dale, valley" and rún meaning "secret lore, rune".
Eggrún f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements egg "edge (of a weapon), blade" and rún "secret lore, rune".
Ferun f German (Modern, Rare)
A combination of the Germanic name element runa "rune" with a less secure first part. The first part could be the German word Fee "fay, fairy" indicating a rather new coinage in the 19th century or later, or a worn down form of the name element fridu "peace".
Friedrun f German
A dithematic name formed from the Germanic name elements fridu "peace" and runa "rune".
Geirrún f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse geirr "spear" and rún "secret lore, rune".
Gíslrún f Icelandic (Rare)
From Old Norse gísl "shaft, arrow" or gísl "hostage" and rún "secret lore, rune".
Godrun f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements god "god" and run "secret lore, rune". Cognate to Old Norse Guðrún.
Gunnrún f Icelandic (Rare), Old Norse (Hypothetical)
From Old Norse gunnr "war" and rún "secret lore, rune".
Hafrún f Icelandic
Derived from the Old Norse elements haf meaning "sea" and rún meaning "secret lore, rune".
Hjálmrún f Icelandic (Archaic)
Derived from the Old Norse elements hjalmr "helm, helmet" and rún "secret lore, rune".
Hugrún f Icelandic
From Old Norse hugr "mind, thought, mood" and rún "secret lore, rune".
Huldrún f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements hulda "hiding, secrecy" (compare Hulda 1) and rún "secret lore, rune".
Ingrun f German (Rare), Norwegian, Swedish
Formed from the Germanic name elements Ing (the name of a god) and run "secret; rune".
Irmrun f German (Modern, Rare)
Formed from the Germanic name elements irmin "whole, universal" and runa "secret; rune".
Karún f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Blend of Karín or Karen 1 and Old Norse rún meaning "secret lore, rune".
Nordrun f German (Rare)
Formed from the Germanic name elements nord "north" and run "secret; rune"
Osrun f Germanic
Name based on the Old High German elements "ans" (transferred to "os", meaning engl. "god") and "run / rúna" (engl. "rune" or "secret").
Pálrún f Icelandic (Rare)
Formed from Pála and the Old Norse name suffix rún meaning "secret lore, rune".
Petrún f Icelandic (Rare)
Formed from Petra and the Old Norse name suffix rún meaning "secret lore, rune".
Silfrún f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Old Norse silfr "silver" combined with rún "secret lore, rune".
Snærún f Icelandic (Rare)
From Old Norse snær "snow" combined with rún "secret lore, rune". This name was coined in the 1920s.
Svalrún f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse svala meaning "swallow (bird)" and rún meaning "secret lore, rune".
Sveinrún f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse sveinn "young man" and rún "secret lore, rune".
Valrún f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse valr meaning "the dead on a battlefield, the battle-slain" (as found in the word valkyrja) and rún meaning "secret lore, rune"... [more]