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Hi!
I found a theory about a probably Celtic origin of the name Runar / Rúnar (male, used in Norway, Sweden, Iceland, Denmark, Germany, Faroe Islands and maybe some other places):
Runar - (...) maybe a Celtic name meaning "beloved man" (...)
The most common explanation concerning the origin and meaning of Runar / Rúnar in other books is Old Norse (elements Rún- and -ar), but this book (Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn) is a VERY good book, so the author must have had a good reason to write about that Celtic theory, but I could not find anything anywhere else.
Is there any Celtic name expert out there who knows anything about Runar / Rúnar?
Thanks! :-)
/ Satu
http://www.nordicnames.de/
I found a theory about a probably Celtic origin of the name Runar / Rúnar (male, used in Norway, Sweden, Iceland, Denmark, Germany, Faroe Islands and maybe some other places):
Runar - (...) maybe a Celtic name meaning "beloved man" (...)
The most common explanation concerning the origin and meaning of Runar / Rúnar in other books is Old Norse (elements Rún- and -ar), but this book (Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn) is a VERY good book, so the author must have had a good reason to write about that Celtic theory, but I could not find anything anywhere else.
Is there any Celtic name expert out there who knows anything about Runar / Rúnar?
Thanks! :-)
/ Satu
http://www.nordicnames.de/
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