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Gudrun

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/ˈɡuːdruːn/

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gudrun

Name meaning and origin

Origin
Old Norse/Norwegian (Norway)
Meaning
God's secret knowledge; divine rune
Gender
female

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A major figure in both Norse mythology and the German Nibelungenlied

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