The English and German version of the name is Gudrun.
[2][3] According to Icelandic custom, people are generally referred to by first and middle names and patronyms are used if disambiguation is required.
The name is earliest attested in a runestone as kuþrun.
The Faroese equivalent is Guðrun and the mainland Scandinavian version is Gudrun.
The Old Norse name is composed of the elements guð or goð, meaning "god"; and rūn, meaning "rune", "secret lore".