Gudrun

goo-drun

Scandinavian

"god's rune; secret battle"

Gudrun Origin and Meaning

The name Gudrun is a girl's name of Scandinavian origin meaning "god's rune; secret battle".

Difficult name familiar here mainly via D. H. Lawrence's Women in Love.

Popularity of the name Gudrun

• 14 Iceland 2014

Famous People Named Gudrun

• Gudrun Germanic mythological figure
• Gudrun Ure Scottish actress
• Gudrun Schyman Swedish politician
• Gudrun Landgrebe German actress
• Gudrun Pausewang German children's author
• Guðrún Helgadóttir Icelandic children's author
• Gudrun Sjödén Swedish clothing designer

The name Gudrun in Pop Culture

• Guðrún Ósvífursdóttir main character in the Medieval Icelandic Laxdæla saga
• Gudrun Brangwen protagonist of "The Rainbow" and "Women in Love" by D.H. Lawrence