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Guðrún

Field	Value
name	Guðrún, Gudrun
gender	Female
meaning	god + secret lore
region	Scandinavia

Guðrún is a feminine given name. The English and German version of the name is Gudrun. It is one of the most frequently given female names in Iceland. In 2004, it was ranked first before Anna and Sigríður.

According to Icelandic custom, people are generally referred to by first and middle names and patronyms are used if disambiguation is required.

The name is earliest attested in a runestone as kuþrun.

Notable people called ''Guðrún''

Guðrún Gjúkadóttir, person in the Eddic poems
Guðrún Ósvífursdóttir (fl. C10-C11), protagonist of the Medieval Icelandic Laxdœla saga
Guðrún Bjarnadóttir, Icelandic Miss International in 1963
Guðrún Helgadóttir (1935–2022), Icelandic politician and writer of children's literature
Guðrún Eva Mínervudóttir (born 1976), Icelandic writer
Guðrún Ögmundsdóttir (1950–2019), Icelandic politician
Guðrún Katrín Þorbergsdóttir, First Lady of Iceland (1996–1998)
Guðrún Lárusdóttir (1880-1938), Icelandic politician and writer

References

"Gudrun".
[http://www.statice.is/?PageID=1181&src=/temp_en/Dialog/view.asp?ma=MAN11111%26ti=Names+of+females+%26path=../Database/mannfjoldi/NofnKvK/%26lang=1%26units=number,%20frequency%20and%20rank Statistics Iceland]
Lonely Planet Iceland Fran Parnell, Etain O'Carroll - 2007 - Page 23 "Most popular girl's name: Guðrún"
(2006). "Oxford Dictionary of Names". Oxford University Press.

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