Given name
Rúni
“counselor”
Rúni is a masculine given name from Proto-Germanic, meaning “counselor.” It is used in Faroese and Old Norse.
Meaning & origin
Rúni’s family of names
In Old Norse usage, Rúni has a later derivative in Rune.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Rúni has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Germanic roots to each of them.
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Rúni
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
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Rúrik
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>99% boys
Ruusila
Ruusila is a surname, possibly from Swedish, ultimately from Germanic. It is used in Finnish.
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Roði
“fame, glory”
>99% boys
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“glory, triumph, honour” · “protection”
>99% boys
Renko
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Rando
“shore”
94% boys · 6% girls
Rainieri
“decision, advice, counsel” · “commander”
92% boys · 8% girls