Given name
Reidun
Reidun is a feminine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Norwegian.
Original Old NorseHreiðunn
Meaning & origin
How it developed
In Norwegian usage, Reidun developed from Hreiðunn.
Reidun’s family of names
In Norwegian usage, Reidun developed from the Old Norse form Hreiðunn.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Reidun
- Reidun Sethassociation football playerborn 1966
- Reidun TathamCanadian synchronized swimmerborn 1978
- Reidun AndreassenNorwegian politician1936–2026
- Reidun BruslettenNorwegian politicianborn 1936
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