Guðrún is one of the most frequently given female names in Iceland. In 2004, it was ranked first before Anna and Sigríður.Lonely Planet Iceland Fran Parnell, Etain O'Carroll - 2007 - Page 23 "Most popular girl's name: Guðrún" According to Icelandic custom, people are generally referred to by first and middle names and

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s are used if disambiguation is required. The name is earliest attested in a runestone as kuþrun. In Old Norse, Goðrún was an alternative version. The Faroese equivalent is Guðrun and the mainland Scandinavian 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, Icelandic Miss International in 1963 *

Guðrún Helgadóttir Guðrún Helgadóttir (7 September 1935 – 23 March 2022) was a prominent writer of children's literature in Iceland. She was born in Hafnarfjörður, Iceland. Her first book, ''Jón Oddur og Jón Bjarni'', appeared in 1974 when she worked a ...

(born 1935), Icelandic politician and writer of children's literature *

Guðrún Eva Mínervudóttir Guðrún Eva Mínervudóttir is an Icelandic writer born on 17 March 1976. She studied philosophy at the University of Iceland. Her first novel and collection came out in 1998 to acclaim. She has written five novels since then. In 2000, her ...

(born 1976), Icelandic writer * Guðrún Ögmundsdóttir (1950–2019), Icelandic politician * Guðrún Katrín Þorbergsdóttir, 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 Val� ...

(1880-1938), Icelandic politician and writer

Gudrun

* Ella Gudrun Ingeborg Holleufer (1906–1954), Danish first lady *

Gudrun Abt Gudrun Maria Abt (born 3 August 1962) is a retired German hurdler. She was born in Riedlingen. Biography At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul she finished sixth in 400 m hurdles in a personal best time of 54.04 seconds. This ranks her fifth amon ...

(born 1962), German hurdler *

Gudrun Berend Gudrun Berend, married Wakan, (27 April 1955 in Eisleben – 22 August 2011 in Eisleben) was an East German hurdler. She represented the sports team SC Chemie Halle. She finished fifth at the 1974 European Championships, fourth at the 1976 Summe ...

(1955–2011), German hurdler *

Gudrun Boysen Gudrun Margrethe Boysen (b. 5 April 1939 in Lille Utterslev, Denmark) is a Danish physician (MD and DM.Sc.) and conducts research into the causes and effects of strokes. She conducts her research at the Department of Neurology, Bispebjerg Hospit ...

(born 1939), Danish physician *

Gudrun Brost Gudrun Lisa Johanna Brost (6 April 1910 – 28 June 1993) was a Swedish actress. She appeared in more than 40 films between 1936 and 1986. Partial filmography * ''Conscientious Objector Adolf'' (1936) - Woman at party (uncredited) * ''Jans ...

(1910–1993), Swedish actress * Gudrun Burwitz (1929–2018), German neo-Nazi *

Gudrun Corvinus Gudrun Corvinus (1932–2006) was a German geologist, paleontologist and archaeologist. Her contributions through her field work, academic monologues and archeological excavation discoveries are vast and have contributed to continued scientific dis ...

(1931–2006), German archaeologist * Gudrun Ensslin (1940–1977), German terrorist *

Gudrun Gut Gudrun Gut (born 20 May 1957) is a German electronic musician, DJ, presenter, music producer and founder of the Monika Enterprise. She grew up in the Lüneburger Heide and moved to West Berlin in 1975, where she studied visual arts at the Hoc ...

(born 1957), German musician * Gudrun Landgrebe (born 1950), German actress * Gudrun Pausewang (1928–2020), German writer *

Gudrun Scholz Gudrun Scholz née Scheller (born 14 January 1940) is a retired German field hockey player. Scholz joined Eintracht Braunschweig in 1952, initially competing as a long jumper. In 1959 she set a German record at 6.22m. In 1961, Scholz placed thir ...

(born 1940), German field hockey player *

Gudrun Schyman Gerd ''Gudrun'' Maria Schyman (born 9 June 1948) is a Swedish politician. She served as leader of the Swedish Left Party from 1993 until January 2003. She remained a member of the Left Party until 2004, when she left to focus entirely on her fem ...

(born 1948), Swedish politician *

Gudrun Tandberg Høykoll Gudrun Tandberg Høykoll (18 January 1924 – 17 May 2005) was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party. She served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament The Storting ( no, Stortinget ) (lit. the Great Thing) is the supre ...

(1924–2005), Norwegian politician * Gudrun Ure (born 1926), Scottish actress *

Gudrun Wagner Gudrun Wagner (''née'' Armann; 15 June 1944 – 28 November 2007) was the second wife of Wolfgang Wagner, sole director of the Bayreuth Festival since 1967. Her behind-the-scenes influence led her to be considered virtual co-director. Biograp ...

(1944–2007), German theatre manager * Gudrun Zapf-von Hesse (1918–2019), German calligrapher

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Famous people called ''Guðrún''

Gudrun

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