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

Related terms

• run

References

• Eivind Vågslid (1988) “Runa”, in Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN
• 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.