Oddrunn as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Oddrunn

What is the meaning of the name Oddrunn ?

The baby name Oddrunn is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈɔdːrʉn/ — approx. 'OD-druhn' (stress on first syllable).

Oddrunn is Norse, Norwegian in Origin.

Oddrunn is a Scandinavian feminine given name from Old Norse Oddrún, composed of oddr “spear point, blade” and rún “rune, secret, lore.” It can be read as “rune of the spear” or “secret of the blade,” evoking sharp insight and battle wisdom.

The name is attested in the Poetic Edda, notably the lay Oddrúnargrátr (“Oddrún’s Lament”) within the Völsung-Nibelung cycle, which preserved it in medieval tradition. In modern times it survived chiefly in Norway and Iceland, enjoying modest revival during the 19th–20th-century Nordic name renaissance and peaking mid-century in Norway. Variants include Oddrun (standard Norwegian), Oddrún (Icelandic), and the double‑n spelling Oddrunn; related forms built on the same elements include Guðrún/Gudrun and Rúna/Rune. Today Oddrunn remains uncommon yet recognizably Nordic, balancing a storied literary pedigree with distinctive, strong sound.

⚙ Oddrunn is absent from every birth registry and name dataset we follow. It's the kind of name that tends to be rare, regional, or newly made up. However you look at it, very few people share it.