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.

Gudrun Popularity

Famous People Named Gudrun

  • GudrunGermanic mythological figure
  • Gudrun UreScottish actress
  • Gudrun SchymanSwedish politician
  • Gudrun LandgrebeGerman actress
  • Gudrun PausewangGerman children's author
  • Guðrún HelgadóttirIcelandic children's author
  • Gudrun SjödénSwedish clothing designer

Gudrun in Pop Culture

  • Guðrún Ósvífursdóttirmain character in the Medieval Icelandic Laxdæla saga
  • Gudrun Brangwenprotagonist of "The Rainbow" and "Women in Love" by D.H. Lawrence