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Guro

“a battlemaiden”·“a teacher; a religious head”·“the fifth-born child”

Guro has a related form in Gudrun. One Scandinavian interpretation is “a battlemaiden.” Guro is a variant of Guru. One Indian interpretation is “a teacher; a religious head.”

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Meaning & origin

What it means

Guro has a related form in Gudrun. One Scandinavian interpretation is “a battlemaiden.” Guro is a variant of Guru. One Indian interpretation is “a teacher; a religious head.” Guro has a related form in Goro. One Japanese interpretation is “the fifth-born child.”

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Where it comes from

Guro has a related form in Gudrun. An origin associated with Gudrun is Old Norse. Guro is a variant of Guru. An origin associated with Guru is Indian. Guro has a related form in Goro. An origin associated with Goro is Japanese.

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How it developed

In Norwegian Nynorsk usage, Guro developed from Guðrún.

Guro’s family of names

Guro is an affectionate form of Gudrun. In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Guro shares a linguistic root with the Faroese form Guðrun. In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Guro has a related form in Guru.

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GuroGudrunGuruGoroGyroGuråGuðrúnGuðrun

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Around the world

Guro has relatives in 5 languages.

Norwegian Bokmål

7 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

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Nicknames & forms 5

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Across languages 2

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