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Guðrún

GOOTH-roon

/ˈɡʊðruːn/

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guðrún

Name meaning and origin

Origin
Old Norse/Icelandic (Iceland/Scandinavia)
Meaning
War secret; divine secret
Gender
female

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A central figure in Norse mythology and the Volsung saga; the Icelandic 'ð' is like English 'th' in 'this'

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