Runa

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse Rúna, from rúna. Also a short form of compound names with the element run.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²rʉːna/

Proper noun

Runa f (definite Runa)

  1. a female given name from Old Norse, masculine equivalent Rune

References

  • Eivind Vågslid (1988), “Runa”, in Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN, page 297
  • Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 1 180 females with the given name Runa living in Norway on January 1st 2023, with the frequency peak in the 1960s and 2010s. Accessed on 1st February, 2023.
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