Runa is a feminine given name with multiple origins from different, unrelated cultures.
Runa or Rúna is a feminine given name of
Old Norse
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origin meaning ''
rune
Runes are the letter (alphabet), letters in a set of related alphabets known as runic alphabets native to the Germanic peoples. Runes were used to write various Germanic languages (with some exceptions) before they adopted the Latin alphabet, a ...
'' or ''secret lore.'' It is a feminine version of the name
Rune
Runes are the letter (alphabet), letters in a set of related alphabets known as runic alphabets native to the Germanic peoples. Runes were used to write various Germanic languages (with some exceptions) before they adopted the Latin alphabet, a ...
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It is also in occasional use as a Japanese pronunciation of the name Luna. The name has been used in at least one instance as a nonstandard pronunciation in Japan for the Japanese
kanji
are the logographic Chinese characters taken from the Chinese family of scripts, Chinese script and used in the writing of Japanese language, Japanese. They were made a major part of the Japanese writing system during the time of Old Japanese ...
月, also meaning ''
moon
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''. The name also has other meanings in Japanese depending on the kanji that are used to spell it.
Runa is also a name in use in
Arabic
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Hindi
Hindi (Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been de ...
as रूना and in
Bangla
Bangla (Bengali: বাংলা) may refer to:
*Bengali language, an eastern Indo-Aryan language
*The endonym of Bengal, a geographical and ethno-linguistic region in South Asia
*''Bangla-'', a prefix indicating Bangladesh
Businesses and organ ...
Islamic calendar
The Hijri calendar ( ar, ٱلتَّقْوِيم ٱلْهِجْرِيّ, translit=al-taqwīm al-hijrī), also known in English as the Muslim calendar and Islamic calendar, is a lunar calendar consisting of 12 lunar months in a year of 354 or ...
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People
American
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Runa Lucienne
Runa Alyse Lucienne (born August 6, 1994) is a Guyanese and American model, actress, and social media influencer with over 3.35 million followers across social media. Beginning her career in her late-teens, Lucienne has appeared in numerous telev ...
Runa Islam
Runa Islam ( bn, রুনা ইসলাম; born 10 December 1970) is a Bangladeshi-born British visual artist and filmmaker based in London. She was a nominee for the 2008 Turner Prize. She is principally known for her film works.
Early lif ...
Runa Laila
Runa Laila ( bn, রুনা লায়লা, ur, ; born 17 November 1952) is a Bangladeshi playback singer and composer. She started her career in Pakistan film industry in the late 1960s. Her style of singing is inspired by Pakistani p ...
(born 1952), singer
Canadian
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Runa Reta
Runa Reta (born December 14, 1980) is a Canadian former professional squash player, who competed on the women's tour. She has left Bermuda
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Runa Akiyama
was a Japanese voice actress. Her real name was . She was born in the Metropolitan area of Tokyo, Japan. She was affiliated with the voice talent management group 81 Produce at the time of her death.
Later years
During her later life, her work w ...
(1954-2014), actress
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Runa Imai
is a Japanese swimmer. She qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in the 200 meter individual medley. She swam the 11th best time in the heats and qualified for the semifinals, where she was eliminated with a 15th-place finish ...
(born 2000), swimmer
* Runa Konomi (born 2000), professional footballer
* Runa Natsui (born 1995), actress and model
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Runa Takamura
(September 18, 1952, in Kobe – March 6, 2004, in Honolulu) was a J-pop singer, actress and dancer of Japanese and German descent. Later in her career, she became particularly known for her two Nikkatsu ''Roman Porno'' films released in 1976.
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* Runa Førde (born 1933), painter, illustrator and graphic artist
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Runa Sandvik
Runa Sandvik is a computer security expert, known as a proponent of strong encryption. She worked as ''The New York Times'' senior director of information security between March 2016 and October 2019. As of 2021, she is a senior advisor for the N ...
(born 1988), computer security expert
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Runa Vikestad
Runa Vikestad (born 13 August 1984) is a Norway, Norwegian women's soccer, football defender (soccer), defender, currently playing for Kolbotn Fotball in the Toppserien. She has also played for IF Fløya and Elitedivisionen, Denmark's Fortuna Hj ...