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AdalrunfOld 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.
ÆlfrunfAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements ælf "elf" and run "secret, mystery". It is a cognate of the Old Norse name Alfrún.
AlbrunfGermanic Combination of Old High German alb "elf; supernatural being" (ultimately from Proto-Germanic *albh- "to shine; gleam") and run "secret lore" (ultimately from Proto-Germanic *rûno- "secret; magic; murmur; session").
AlfrúnfOld Norse Derived from the Germanic name elements alfr "elf" and rún "secret".
AlrunafGerman, 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]
ArnrúnfIcelandic Combination of the Old Norse name elements ǫrn "eagle" and rún "secret".
Asrarm & fArabic, Urdu Derived from أسرار (asrar), which is the plural of the Arabic noun سر (sirr) meaning "secret, mystery". In Iran, this is also the name of a daily newspaper.... [more]
AuðrúnfIcelandic (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".
BertrunfGermanic Derived from Old High German beraht "bright" and run "secret lore".
BorgrunfNorwegian (Archaic) Relatively modern name (from early 20th century) created by combining the Old Norse name elements borg "castle, fortification" and rún "secret".
BrimrúnfIcelandic Derived from the Germanic elements brim "surf, surge" and rún "secret".
DalrúnfIcelandic Derived from Old Norse dalr meaning "dale, valley" and rún meaning "secret lore, rune".
DamirafKyrgyz, Kazakh, Tatar Derived from Persian ضمیر (zamir) meaning "heart, mind, secret", though it may also be from Turkic *temür meaning "iron".
EggrúnfIcelandic (Rare) Derived from the Old Norse elements egg "edge (of a weapon), blade" and rún "secret lore, rune".
EkanamshafHinduism The name of a Hindu goddess, which may mean "the single, portionless one" or be derived from the Sanskrit एकांत (ekant) meaning "secluded, private, secret". This is also the name of the new moon.
Ekwunifem & fIgbo Means "don't make a secret open" in Igbo.
EldrunfNorwegian (Rare) Relatively modern name created by combining the Old Norse name elements eldr "fire" and rún "secret".
ElfrunfGerman From ælf meaning "elf" combined with rún meaning "secret lore".
Elirazm & fHebrew Combination of Eli 2 and Raz; means "my God is a secret" or "my God is a mystery" in Hebrew (compare Raziel).
EyrúnfIcelandic Combination of the Old Norse name elements ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune") and rún "secret; secret lore".
FalinmSpanish (Latin American, Rare) The Latin name Falin a masculine variant of the name Feline which is a Latin name meaning "cat-like". Falin literally translates to "Secret", or more commonly "My Secret".
FriderunfGermanic Derived from Old High German fridu "peace" combined with Gothic rûna "secret."
GazellefPopular Culture, Persian (Germanized, Modern) From the name of the animal gazelle which is from Arabic غزال (ghazāl). Two characters that bear this name are Gazelle, an assassin from the film "Kingsman: The Secret Service" (2014) and Gazelle, an animal popstar from Disney's "Zootopia" (2016).
GlissfPopular Culture The name of one of the frost-fairies from the movie “Tinker Bell and the Secret of the Wings”. Presumably taken from the word “glisten”.
GodrunfAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements god "god" and run "secret lore, rune". Cognate to Old Norse Guðrún.
HafrúnfIcelandic Derived from the Old Norse elements haf meaning "sea" and rún meaning "secret lore, rune".
HildirunfOld High German Derived from the Germanic name elements hilta "battle, fight" and rûna "secret, magic, murmur, session".
HimikofJapanese himiko can come from 秘密(himitsu) meaning "secret" and 子(ko). it can also come from 火(hi,ka,ho) meaning "fire" or 日(hi, ka) meaning "sun" with 美(mi) meaning "beauty" or 実(mi) meaning "reality" ended with 子... [more]
IsrarmArabic, Urdu Means "secret" in Arabic, derived from أَسَرَّ (asrarra) meaning "to keep secret, to hide, to conceal".
ÍsrúnfIcelandic Combination of the Old Norse name elements íss "ice" (compare Icelandic ís) and rún "secret; secret lore".
JarúnfIcelandic (Modern, Rare) Combination of the Old Norse name elements jara "battle; fight; quarrel" and rún "secret; secret lore". As this is a newer name, however, the first element might also be inspired by the elements jarn, jard or hjarn.
MaluciafEnglish (Rare) A possible play on words for the English word ‘malicious’. This name was used in the movie “Barbie and the Secret Door” as the name of the antagonist of the plot, Princess Malucia, a spoiled young girl who is the first of her bloodline to be born without any magic.
MasturmIndonesian Derived from Arabic مستور (mastūr) meaning "hidden, concealed, secret".
MaxfiyafUzbek Derived from Uzbek maxfiy meaning "secret".
MildrunfNorwegian (Rare) Combination of the Old Norse name elements mildr "mild" and rún "secret lore". The name was first used in the early 20th century.
MitsuhafJapanese From Japanese 三 (mitsu) meaning "three", 光 (mitsu) meaning "light", 蜜 (mitsu) meaning "honey", 密 (mitsu) meaning "dense, secret", or 鞠 (mitsu) meaning "ball" combined with 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf", 波 (ha) meaning "wave", or 羽 (ha) meaning "feather"... [more]
Mitsumasaf & mJapanese From either 光(mitsu) meaning "light",or 密 meaning "secret","close,intimate".And 正(masa) meaning "regular,straight,middle",or 政 "government,administration",雅 "elegance,grace",or others Kanji combination.A famous given-name bearer is 安野光雅(Anno Mitsumasa).
MitsumifJapanese From Japanese 光 (mitsu) meaning "light", 蜜 (mitsu) meaning "honey", 三 (mitsu) meaning "three", or 密 (mitsu) meaning "dense, secret" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beauty", 実 (mi) meaning "berry, fruit, nut, real", 魅 (mi) meaning "fascination, charm", 看 (mi) meaning "to watch, to care for", or 見 (mi) meaning "to see"... [more]
MitsuomimJapanese From Japanese 光 (mitsu) meaning "light" or 密 (mitsu) meaning "dense, secret" combined with 臣 (omi) meaning "subject, one who serves a lord". Other combinations of kanji can form this name as well... [more]
MitsurafJapanese From Japanese 蜜 (mitsu) meaning "honey", 密 (mitsu) meaning "dense, secret", 光 (mitsu) meaning "light", or 三 (mitsu) meaning "three" combined with 羅 (ra) meaning "silk gauze, lightweight fabric, luo"... [more]
MitsurifJapanese From Japanese 光 (mitsu) meaning "light", 蜜 (mitsu) meaning "honey", 三 (mitsu) meaning "three", or 密 (mitsu) meaning "dense, secret" combined with 莉 (ri) meaning "jasmine", 李 (li) meaning "plum, Prunus salicina", 梨 (ri) meaning "pear", 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic", or 里 (ri) meaning "village"... [more]
Mysteryf & mObscure Meaning "Something secret or unexplainable; an unknown", "Someone or something with an obscure or puzzling nature". From Middle English mysterie, from Anglo-Norman misterie, from Old French mistere, from Latin mysterium, from Ancient Greek μυστήριον (mustḗrion, "a mystery, a secret, a secret rite"), from μύστης (mústēs, "initiated one"), from μυέω (muéō, "I initiate"), from μύω (múō, "I shut").
NahimanafSioux Derived from the Dakota Sioux word nahmana meaning "secret".
Ndhe'nezamTsonga Means "the thing", implying "the secret", in Xitsonga.
ǪlrúnfOld Norse Combination of ǫl ("ale") and rún ("secret"). In Norse mythology this is the name of a Valkyrie, the daughter of King Kiarr. She, Hlaðgunnr and Hervǫr are described as swan-maidens.
OsrunfGermanic Name based on the Old High German elements "ans" (transferred to "os", meaning engl. "god") and "run / rúna" (engl. "rune" or "secret").
RhunmWelsh, Medieval Welsh, Welsh Mythology, Arthurian Cycle Old Welsh name, possibly derived from Proto-Celtic *roino- meaning "hill, plain" (the source of Scottish Gaelic raon meaning "plain, field") or Proto-Celtic *rnf which meant "secret" and "magic" (the source of Middle Welsh rin which meant "mystery" and "charm" as well as Modern Welsh rhin meaning "secret")... [more]
RúndísfOld Norse, Icelandic Derived from Old Norse rún "secret lore" combined with Old Norse dís "goddess, priestess".
RúnfastrmOld Norse Derived from Old Norse rún "secret lore" combined with Old Norse fastr "firm, fast".
RunfridmGermanic Derived from Gothic rûna "secret" combined with Old High German fridu "peace."
RunhildfGermanic Derived from Gothic rûna "secret" combined with Old Norse hildr "battle."
RunolfmGermanic Derived from Gothic rûna "secret" combined with Gothic vulfs "wolf."
RuntrudfGermanic Derived from Gothic rûna "secret" combined with þruþ "strength."
RúnviðrmOld Norse Derived from Old Norse rún "secret lore" combined with Old Norse viðr "tree".
SærúnfIcelandic Means "secret of the sea", derived from Old Norse sær "sea" combined with Old Norse rún "secret".
ShirazfHebrew Probably means "secret song" from Hebrew שיר (shir) "song, poem" combined with רז (raz) "secret, mystery".
SnærúnfIcelandic (Rare) From Old Norse snær "snow" combined with rún "secret lore, rune". This name was coined in the 1920s.
SolrunfDanish, Norwegian The first element of this name is derived from either Old Norse sól "sun", Old Norse salr "house, living room" (see also Salabert) or Old Norse sölr "yellow, sallow." The second element of this name is derived from Old Norse rún "secret lore."
StígrúnfIcelandic Derived from Old Norse stíga "to wander, to step" (see also Stig) combined with Old Norse rún "secret lore".
SvalrúnfIcelandic (Rare) Derived from Old Norse svala meaning "swallow (bird)" and rún meaning "secret lore, rune".
TeitrunfFaroese Faroese combination of teitr "glad, cheerful, merry" and rún "secret".
ÞrúðrúnfOld Norse Derived from the Germanic name elements þrúðr "strength" and rún "secret".
ValrúnfIcelandic (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]
VírúnfOld Norse Derived from the Germanic name elements vé "home, temple, sanctuary" and rún "secret".
WaldrunfGermanic Derived from Gothic valdan "rule" combined with Gothic rûna "secret."
WifrunfAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements wif "woman, wife" and run "whisper, secret, runic letter".
XinsifChinese From the Chinese 馨 (xīn) meaning "fragrant, aromatic, distant fragrance" or 心 (xīn) meaning "heart, mind, soul" and 厶 (sī) meaning "secret", 思 (sī) meaning "think, ponder" or 鸶 (sī) meaning "eastern egret".
YinmengfChinese From the Chinese 隐 (yǐn) meaning "hidden, secret" and 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream".
ZamirbekmKyrgyz Derived from Persian ضمیر (zamir) meaning "mind, heart, secret" and the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".