Meaning and background
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Rune has two related but distinct uses. In Scandinavian naming it is a given name traced to Old Norse rún, associated with secret knowledge and runes. In English, a rune is a character from an early Germanic writing system. The spoken form depends on language: the English word is ROON, while Scandinavian given-name pronunciations differ. Those distinctions matter more than assigning the name a vague mystical meaning.
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