Guðrún is one of the most frequently given female names in

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Sigríður Sigríður is one of the most frequently given female names in Iceland. In 2004, it was ranked third behind Anna and Guðrún. According to Icelandic custom, people are generally referred to by first and middle names and patronyms are used onl ...

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, Goðrún was an alternative version. The Faroese equivalent is Guðrun and the mainland

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n version is Gudrun. The Old Norse name is composed of the elements ''guð'' or ''goð'', meaning "god"; and ''rūn'', meaning "

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", "secret lore". The Scandinavian Gudrun was revived in the last half of the 19th century.

Famous people called ''Guðrún''

* Guðrún Gjúkadóttir, person in the Eddic poems * Guðrún Ósvífursdóttir (fl. C10-C11), protagonist of the Medieval Icelandic Laxdœla saga *

Guðrún Bjarnadóttir Miss Iceland or Miss Universe Iceland ( is, Ungfrú Ísland) is a national beauty pageant in Iceland. Began 2023 the winner represents Iceland at Miss Universe pageant. History The competition has been carried out since 1950; in the first yea ...

, Icelandic Miss International in 1963 * Guðrún Helgadóttir (born 1935), Icelandic politician and writer of children's literature * Guðrún Eva Mínervudóttir (born 1976), Icelandic writer * Guðrún Ögmundsdóttir (1950–2019), Icelandic politician *

Guðrún Katrín Þorbergsdóttir Guðrún Katrín Þorbergsdóttir (; 14 August 1934 – 12 October 1998) was the First Lady of Iceland from 1996 to 1998. She was the first wife of Icelandic president Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson. Guðrún Katrín studied archaeology and sociolog ...

, First Lady of Iceland (1996–1998) *

Guðrún Lárusdóttir Guðrún Lárusdóttir (8 January 1880 – 20 August 1938) was an Icelandic politician, writer and translator. She most notably served two terms as a member of the Althing, the national parliament of Iceland. Biography Guðrún was born in Valþ ...

(1880-1938), Icelandic politician and writer

Gudrun

* Ella Gudrun Ingeborg Holleufer (1906–1954), Danish first lady * Gudrun Abt (born 1962), German hurdler * Gudrun Berend (1955–2011), German hurdler * Gudrun Boysen (born 1939), Danish physician * Gudrun Brost (1910–1993), Swedish actress *

Gudrun Burwitz Gudrun Margarete Elfriede Emma Anna Burwitz (née Himmler, 8 August 1929 – 24 May 2018) was the daughter of Heinrich Himmler and Margarete Himmler. Her father, as ''Reichsführer-SS'', was a leading member of the Nazi Party, and chief archit ...

(1929–2018), German neo-Nazi * Gudrun Corvinus (1931–2006), German archaeologist *

Gudrun Ensslin Gudrun Ensslin (; 15 August 1940 – 18 October 1977) was a German far-left terrorist and founder of the West German far-left militant group Red Army Faction (, or RAF, also known as the Baader-Meinhof Gang). After becoming involved with co-foun ...

(1940–1977), German terrorist * Gudrun Gut (born 1957), German musician *

Gudrun Landgrebe Gudrun Landgrebe (; born 20 June 1950) is a German actress. Landgrebe was born in Göttingen, grew up in Bochum, and attended theatre school in Cologne from 1968 until 1971. In 1971 she made her debut at Stadttheater Bielefeld. She also appea ...

(born 1950), German actress *

Gudrun Pausewang Gudrun Pausewang (3 March 1928 – 23 January 2020), less commonly known by her married name, Gudrun Wilcke, was a German author of children's and young adult literature. She was known for books such as '' The Last Children of Schewenborn'' and ...

(1928–2020), German writer * Gudrun Scholz (born 1940), German field hockey player * Gudrun Schyman (born 1948), Swedish politician * Gudrun Tandberg Høykoll (1924–2005), Norwegian politician *

Gudrun Ure Gudrun Ure (born 12 March 1926) is a Scottish actress, most famous for her portrayal of the title character in '' Super Gran''. Biography Ure was born in Campsie, Stirlingshire. She starred in Orson Welles' 1951 stage production of ''Othel ...

(born 1926), Scottish actress * Gudrun Wagner (1944–2007), German theatre manager *

Gudrun Zapf-von Hesse Gudrun Zapf-von Hesse (2 January 1918 – 13 December 2019) was a German book binding, book-binder, calligrapher and type designer, typographer. She also designed #Typeface designs, several typefaces. She was the 1991 winner of the Frederic W. G ...

(1918–2019), German calligrapher

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Famous people called ''Guðrún''

Gudrun

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