Rune (given name)

Rune (given name)

Infobox Given Name Revised
name = Rune


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gender = male
meaning = "rune"
region = Scandinavia
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origin = Old Norse
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Rune is a masculine given name derived from the Old Norse word "rún", meaning "secret lore." It is a popular name in Belgium, where it ranked in top thirty names for baby boys in 2006 and was the tenth most popular name for boys in 2006 in the Flemish Region of Belgium. [ [http://www.behindthename.com/name/rune Behind the Name] ] "Rúni", a variant of the name, was among the ten most popular names given to baby boys in the Faroe Islands, Denmark, in 2007.

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