Jorunn
Appearance
Gender | Female |
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Origin | |
Meaning | "lover of horses" or "lover/friend of the king" |
Region of origin | Norwegian |
Other names | |
Related names | Jorun, Joran, Jørun |
Jorunn is a feminine Norwegian given name. In Norse, "jór/iór" means "horse", and "unna" means "love". Alternatively, the first word may be derived from "jǫfurr", which means "king" or "chieftain", derived from a term that originally meant "wild boar [helmet]".
Notable people with the name include:
- Jorunn Hageler, Norwegian politician
- Jorunn Hareide, Norwegian historian of literature
- Jorunn Horgen, Norwegian windsurfer
- Jorunn Johnsen, Norwegian journalist
- Jorunn Kjellsby, Norwegian actress
- Jorunn Økland, Norwegian theologian
- Jorunn Ringstad, Norwegian politician
- Jorunn Teigen, Norwegian orienteering competitor
- Jórunn skáldmær, Norwegian skald
- Jorunn Sundgot-Borgen, Norwegian professor of sports medicine
- Jórunn Viðar, Icelandic pianist and composer