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 [ syll. gu-drun, gud-r-un ] The girl name Gudrun is pronounced GAHDRAHN KEY. Gudrun's origin is Germanic, and its use, German and Scandinavian. Gudrun's meaning is 'wily in battle'. Two-element name derived from gund 'fight' ; run 'secret'. The name was borne by the heroine and sister of Gunnar in Norse mythology. The name was adopted by English speakers at the end of the 19th century. It was also known from the central characters in the D. H. Lawrence novel The Rainbow (1915). A variation of the name is the Scandinavian Guro. The short forms Guda (German) and Gutta (German) are other variants of Gudrun. Gudrun is not popular as a baby name for girls. It is not in the top 1000 names. KEY: approx English pronunciation for Gudrun: G as in "green (G.R.IY.N)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
