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Unnur

UN-ur

/ˈʊnnʊr/

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unnur

Name meaning and origin

Origin
Old Norse/Icelandic (Iceland/Scandinavia)
Meaning
Wave; beloved; woman
Gender
female

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Name of Unnur djúpúðga (Unn the Deep-Minded), a legendary Norse matriarch who settled Iceland in the 9th century

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