Rune

Rune is a masculine given name derived from the Old Norse word rún, meaning "secret". It is a common name in Norway and popular 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. Rúni, a variant of the name, was among the ten most popular names given to baby boys in the Faroe Islands, Denmark, in 2007. Notable people with the name include:
Rune Almén (born 1952), Swedish high jumper
Rune Bratseth (born 1961), Norwegian footballer
Rune Christiansen (born 1963), Norwegian poet and novelist
Rune Dahmke (born 1993), German handball player
Rune Djurhuus (born 1970), Norwegian chess player
Rune Glifberg (born 1974), Danish professional skateboarder
Rune Holta (born 1973), Norwegian speedway rider
Rune Jarstein (born 1984), Norwegian footballer
Rune Klakegg (born 1955), Norwegian jazz pianist and composer
Rune Klan (born 1976), Danish comedian and magician
Rune Kristoffersen, Norwegian musician
Rune Larsson (1924–2016), Swedish hurdler and sprinter
Rune Lindström, multiple people
Rune Pedersen, multiple people
Rune Skarstein (born 1940), Norwegian radical economist
Rune Temte (born 1965), Norwegian actor
Rune Westberg, Danish singer-songwriter

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Old English run, rune "secret, mystery, dark mysterious statement, (secret) council," also "a runic letter" (runstæf), from Proto-Germanic *runo (source also of Old Norse run "a secret, magic sign, runic character," Old High German runa "a secret conversation, whisper," Gothic runa), from PIE *ru-no-, source of technical terms of magic in Germanic and Celtic (source also of Gaelic run "a secret, mystery, craft, deceit, purpose, intention, desire," Welsh rhin "a secret, charm, virtue"). Also see Runnymede. The presumption often is that the magical sense was the original one of the word, and the use of runes as letters was secondary. However, this derivation is questioned by some linguists: "[T]he obsession with magic of many runologists can be explained more from the psychology of the scholars than from the intrinsic contents of the inscriptions. ... [F]or almost all [of these scholars] the aura of mystery which they ascribe to the fuþark was a supplementary attraction in an otherwise austere field of labor" [French scholar Lucien Musset, quoted in Elmer H. Antonsen, "The Runes: The Earliest Germanic Writing System," in "The Origins of Writing,"University ogf Nebraska, 1989] . The word entered Middle English as roun and by normal evolution would have become Modern English *rown, but it died out mid-15c. when the use of runes did. The modern usage is from late 17c., from German philologists who had reintroduced the word in their writings from a Scandinavian source (such as Danish rune, from Old Norse run). The runic alphabet is believed to have developed by 2c. C.E. from contact with Greek writing, with the letters modified to be more easily cut into wood or stone.

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Rune, secret lore.

Runa

Popularity	Name	Birth Year	Description
1	Rune Temte	1965	Norwegian actor
2	Rune RK	1979	Danish DJ
3	Rune Jarstein	1984	Norwegian footballer
4	Rune Eriksen	1975	Norwegian musician
5	Rune Rask	1977
6	Rune Tolsgaard	1977	Danish actor
7	Rune Glifberg	1974	Danish skateboarder
8	Rune Nilson	1973
9	Rune Bratseth	1961	Norwegian footballer
10	Rune Lykkeberg	1974	Danish journalist
11	Rune Gokstad	1958
12	Rune Rebellion	1965	Norwegian rock guitarist
13	Rune Elmqvist	1906	Swedish inventor
14	Rune Dahmke	1993	German handball player
15	Rune Andersen	1962	Norwegian actor and comedian
16	Rune Holta	1973	Polish speedway rider
17	Rune Velta	1989	Norwegian ski jumper
18	Rune Andréasson	1925	Swedish cartoonist
19	Rune Westberg	1974	Danish songwriter
20	Rune Lange	1977	Norwegian footballer
21	Rune Bjerke	1960	Norwegian business leader and politician
22	Rune Engelbreth Larsen	1967	Danish writer
23	Rune Turesson	1921	Swedish actor
24	Anna Rune		Flemish singer-songwriter
25	Rune Klan	1976	Danish magician and comedian
26	Rune Wenneberg	1969
27	Rune Kristoffersen		Norwegian musician
28	Rune Hekkelstrand	1973	Norwegian actor
29	Rune Slagstad	1945	Norwegian philosopher
30	Rune Pedersen	1963	Norwegian football referee
31	Rune Hermans	1999	Belgian artistic gymnast
32	Rune Bergman	1933
33	Rune T. Kidde	1957	Writer
34	Rune Rudberg	1961	Norwegian musician
35	Rune Pär Olofsson	1926	Swedish journalist
36	Rune Bolseth	1980	Footballer
37	Rune Gjeldnes	1971	Norwegian adventurer
38	Rune Jakobsen	1961
39	Rune Olsø	1974	Norwegian politician
40	Rune Endal	1955	Norwegian musician
41	Rune Larsson	1924	Swedish hurdler
42	Rune Mields	1935	German artist
43	Rune Ericson	1924	Swedish cinematographer
44	Rune Moberg	1912	Swedish journalist
45	Rune Wallebom	1945	Swedish actor
46	Rune Kristensen	1982
47	Rune Larsen	1948	Norwegian musician
48	Rune Gerhardsen	1946	Norwegian politician
49	Rune Skarsfjord	1970	Norwegian footballer and manager
50	Rune Christiansen	1963	Norwegian writer
51	Rune Øygard	1959	Norwegian politician
52	Rune Ottoson	1923	Swedish actor
53	Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen	1983
54	Rune Hedeman	1982	Danish journalist
55	Rune B. Johansson	1915	Swedish politician
56	Rune Kristiansen	1964	Norwegian freestyle skier
57	Rune Klakegg	1955	Jazz pianist
58	Rune Barnéus	1938	Swedish writer
59	Rune Belsvik	1956	Norwegian writer
60	Rune Bratsveen	1984	Norwegian biathlete
61	Rune Djurhuus	1970	Norwegian chess player
62	Rune Ståle Brautaset	1967	Norwegian musician
63	Rune Lindstrøm	1963	Norwegian musician
64	Rune Nergaard	1983	Jazz drummer
65	Rune Ottosen	1950	Norwegian academic
66	Rune Hagen	1975	Norwegian footballer
67	Rune Walle	1951	Norwegian musician
68	Rune Kjeldsen
69	Rune Lindblad	1923	Electroacoustic composer
70	Rune Ek	1929	Swedish actor
71	Rune Berglund Steen	1974	Norwegian writer
72	Rune Almén	1952	Swedish athletics competitor
73	Rune Vindheim	1972	Norwegian footballer
74	Rune Berger	1978	Norwegian footballer and manager
75	Rune Johansen	1957	Norwegian photographer
76	Rune Jogert	1977	Norwegian bicycle racer
77	Rune Høydahl	1969	Norwegian racing cyclist
78	Rune Waldekranz	1911	Film producer
79	Rune Ertsås	1987	Norwegian footballer
80	Michael Rune		Danish saxophonist and musician
81	Rune Edvardsen	1962
82	Rune Malterud	1981	Norwegian explorer
83	Rune Fredh	1945	Norwegian politician
84	Rune Brøndbo	1968	Musician
85	Rune Bech	1966	Danish journalist
86	Rune Høiseth	1958	Norwegian politician
87	Rune Lavin	1940
88	Rune Hastrup	1991	Danish association football player
89	Rune Lorentsen	1961	Norwegian wheelchair curler
90	Rune Haaland	1960
91	Rune Molin	1931	Swedish politician
92	Rune J. Skjælaaen	1954	Norwegian politician
93	Rune Johan Andersson	1945	Norwegian illustrator and children's writer
94	Rune Emanuelsson	1923	Swedish footballers
95	Rune Ulvestad	1957	Footballer
96	Rune Sörmander	1929
97	Rune Eltard-Sørensen	1980
98	Rune Ohm	1980	Danish handball player
99	Rune Nilssen	1975	Norwegian footballer
100	Rune Gustafsson	1919	Swedish middle distance runner
101	Rune Erland	1968	Norwegian handball player
102	Rune Hammarström	1920	Swedish Olympic speed skater
103	Rune Olijnyk	1968	Norwegian ski jumper
104	Rune Monstad	1973	Norwegian cyclist
105	Rune Dalsjø	1975	Norwegian rally driver
106	Rune Nilsen	1923	Norwegian long and triple jumper
107	Rune Ellboj	1911	Swedish kapellmeister
108	Rune Gustavsson	1920	Swedish politician
109	Rune Sundby	1951	Norwegian singer and musician
110	Rune Kjelldahl	1960	Norwegian contributing editor
111	Rune Nordal	1952	Norwegian musician
112	Rune Holmén	1945	Finnish long-distance runner
113	Rune Wenliden	1935	Swedish artist
114	Rune Denstad Langlo	1972	Norwegian film director and film producer
115	Rune Sola	1984	Norwegian speedway rider
116	Rune Bergström	1891	Swedish footballers
117	Rune Rydelius	1946
118	Rune Mogens Pal	1968	Norwegian cook
119	Rune Buer Johansen	1973	Footballer
120	Rune Stordal	1979	Norwegian speed skater and racing cyclist
121	Rune Skarstein	1940	Norwegian economist
122	Rune Stylander	1917	Swedish actor
123	Rune Angell-Jacobsen	1947	Norwegian novelist.
124	Rune Semundseth	1966	Norwegian writer
125	Rune Molberg	1952	Norwegian ice hockey player and coach
126	Rune Berg	1976	Norwegian musician
127	Rune Haako		Fictional character in Star Wars
128	Rune Salvesen	1978
129	Rune Öfwerman	1932	Swedish musician (1932-2013)
130	Rune Massing	1980	Badminton player
131	Rune Söderqvist	1935	Swedish artist
132	Rune Monö	1920	Swedish industrial designer
133	Rune Blomqvist	1925	Swedish canoeist
134	Rune Hassner	1928	Swedish film director and photographer
135	Rune Sæbø	1960	Norwegian judge
136	Rune Tangen	1964	Norwegian association football player
137	Rune Carlsson	1940	Swedish drummer
138	Rune Wenzel	1901	Swedish association football player
139	Rune Brynhildsen	1965	Norwegian journalist
140	Rune Lanestrand	1938
141	Rune Svaninger	1950
142	Rune Öberg	1922	Swedish water polo player
143	Rune Gulliksen	1963	Norwegian ice hockey player
144	Rune Wikström	1941	Swedish politician
145	Rune Jansson	1924	Swedish actor
146	Rune Hagberg	1924	Swedish painter
147	Rune Alstadsæter	1974	Norwegian journalist
148	Rune Blomhoff	1955	Norwegian professor
149	Rune Timberlid	1950	Norwegian writer
150	Rune Hovde	1964	Norwegian politician
151	Rune Lothe	1971	Norwegian footballer and manager
152	Rune Hogsnes	1965	Norwegian politician
153	Rune Hannäs	1916
154	Rune Fritz Nicolaisen	1958	Norwegian philosopher
155	Rune Flodman	1926	Swedish sportsperson
156	Rune Ottesen	1954	Norwegian association football player
157	Rune Hermansson	1917
158	Rune Lindström	1944	Swedish olympic alpine skier
159	Rune E. Kristiansen	1948	Norwegian politician
160	Rune Toftgård	1950
161	Rune Selmar	1959
162	Rune Börjesson	1937	Swedish association football player
163	Rune David Grue	1977	Danish theatre director
164	Rune Richardsen	1962	Norwegian association football player
165	Rune Sørensen	1955	Norwegian professor
166	Rune Ångström	1923	Politician and Member of the parliament of Sweden
167	Rune Formare	1932
168	Rune Svendsen	1982	Norwegian actor
169	Rune Höglund	1920
170	Ingelise Rune	1919
171	Rune Zetterström	1936	Swedish actor
172	Rune Berggren	1925	Swedish politician
173	Rune Dahl
174	Rune Sjælland Frantsen	1991	Danish association football player
175	Rune Falk	1926	Swedish architect
176	Rune Johansson	1915
177	Rune Olausson	1933
178	Rune Elvik	1955
179	Rune Haglund	1965	Norwegian musician
180	Rune Imberg	1953	Swedish priest
181	Rune Hedlund	1917	Swedish politician
182	Rune Karlzon	1930
183	Rune Hansen	1985	Danish association football player
184	Rune Ytreberg	1969	Norwegian journalist
185	Rune Hagerup	1979	Norwegian actor
186	Rune Carlsen	1974
187	Rune Söderlund	1944
188	Rune Hagman	1914	Swedish painter
189	Rune Karlsen	1968	Norwegian speed skater
190	Rune Ander	1916	Swedish musician
191	Rune Tønnessen	1967
192	Rune Nøstvik	1966	Norwegian journalist
193	Rune Stakkeland	1973	Norwegian association football player
194	Rune Sigvard	1907
195	Rune Vikeby	1964	Norwegian sport shooter
196	Rune Aale-Hansen	1970	Norwegian politician
197	Rune Grubb	1920
198	Rune Andersson
199	Rune B. Samuelsson	1930	Swedish writer
200	Rune Furén	1938	Swedish musician and composer