Rune (given name)

Rune is a masculine given name derived from the Old Norse word rún, meaning "secret". It is earliest attested in a runestone as runi.[1] It is a common name in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and popular in Belgium, where it ranked in top thirty names for baby boys in 2006 and was the tenth most popular name for boys in 2006 in the Flemish Region of Belgium.[2] Rúni, a variant of the name, was among the ten most popular names given to baby boys in the Faroe Islands, Denmark, in 2007. Notable people with the name include:

• Rune Almén (born 1952), Swedish high jumper
• Rune Alvarado (born 1997), US Virgin Islands footballer
• Rune Andersson (disambiguation), multiple people
• Rune Andréasson (1925–1999), Swedish comics artist
• Rune Angell-Jacobsen (born 1947), Norwegian novelist
• Rune Berger (born 1978), Norwegian footballer
• Rune Bratseth (born 1961), Norwegian footballer
• Rune Christiansen (born 1963), Norwegian poet and novelist
• Rune Dahl (born 1955), Norwegian rower
• Rune Dahmke (born 1993), German handball player
• Rune Dalsjø (born 1975), Norwegian rally driver
• Rune Djurhuus (born 1970), Norwegian chess player
• Rune Elmqvist (1906–1996), Swedish inventor
• Rune Emanuelsson (1923–1993), Swedish footballer
• Rune Ericson (1924–2015), Swedish cinematographer
• Rune Eriksen (born 1975), Norwegian metal musician
• Rune Erland (born 1968), Norwegian handball player
• Rune Ertsås (born 1987), Norwegian footballer
• Rune Flodman (1926–2014), Swedish sport shooter
• Rune Frantsen (born 1991), Danish footballer
• Rune Fredh (born 1945–2006), Norwegian politician
• Rune Gerhardsen (born 1946), Norwegian politician
• Rune Gjeldnes (born 1971), Norwegian adventurer
• Rune Glifberg (born 1974), Danish professional skateboarder
• Rune Gulliksen (born 1963), Norwegian ice hockey player
• Rune Gustafsson (1933–2012), Swedish jazz guitarist
• Rune Gustafsson (1919–2011), Swedish middle-distance runner
• Rune Gustavsson (1920–2002), Swedish politician
• Rune Hagen (born 1975), Norwegian footballer
• Rune Halvarsson (1911–1969), Swedish actor
• Rune Hammarström (1920–1999), Swedish speed skater
• Rune Hassner (1928–2003), Swedish photographer and film director
• Rune Hastrup (born 1991), Danish footballer
• Rune Hauge (born 1954), Norwegian football agent
• Rune Haugseng, Norwegian handball player
• Rune Hermans (born 1999), Belgian female gymnast
• Rune Holta (born 1973), Norwegian speedway rider
• Rune Høydahl (born 1969), Norwegian mountain biker
• Rune Jansson (1932–2018), Swedish wrestler
• Rune Jarstein (born 1984), Norwegian footballer
• Rune Jogert (born 1977), Norwegian racing cyclist
• Rune Johansson (1920–1998), Swedish sportsperson
• Rune Johnsson (born 1933), Swedish wrestler
• Rune T. Kidde (1957–2013), Danish writer and musician
• Rune Klakegg (born 1955), Norwegian jazz pianist and composer
• Rune Klan (born 1976), Danish comedian and magician
• Rune Reilly Kölsch (born 1977), Danish techno musician
• Rune Kristiansen (born 1964), Norwegian freestyle skier
• Rune E. Kristiansen (born 1948), Norwegian politician
• Rune Kristoffersen, Norwegian musician
• Rune Lange (born 1977), Norwegian footballer
• Rune Larsen (born 1948), Norwegian singer
• Rune Larsson (1924–2016), Swedish sprinter and hurdler
• Rune Lindblad (1923–1991), Swedish composer
• Rune Lindstrøm (born 1963), Norwegian drummer
• Rune Lindström (disambiguation), multiple people
• Rune Lorentsen (born 1961), Norwegian wheelchair curler
• Rune Lothe (born 1971), Norwegian footballer
• Rune Ohm (born 1980), Danish handball player
• Rune Olijnyk (born 1968), Norwegian ski jumper
• Rune Ottesen (born 1954), Norwegian footballer
• Rune Ottosen (born 1950), Norwegian academic
• Rune Pedersen (disambiguation), multiple people
• Rune Rebellion (born 1965), Norwegian rock guitarist
• Rune Rebne (born 1961), Norwegian composer
• Rune Resaland (born 1956), Norwegian diplomat
• Rune Rudberg (born 1961), Norwegian singer
• Rune Selj (born 1952), Norwegian politician
• Rune Skarsfjord (born 1970), Norwegian football coach
• Rune Skarstein (born 1940), Norwegian radical economist
• Rune J. Skjælaaen (born 1954), Norwegian politician
• Rune Skjærvold (born 1974), Norwegian handball player
• Rune Slagstad (born 1945), Norwegian historian
• Rune Sola (born 1985), Norwegian speedway rider
• Rune Stordal (born 1979), Norwegian speed skater
• Rune Temte (born 1965), Norwegian actor
• Rune Ulsing (born 1984), Danish badminton player
• Rune Ulvestad (born 1957), Norwegian footballer
• Rune Waldekranz (1911–2003), Swedish film producer
• Rune Westberg (born 1974), Danish songwriter and producer
• Rune Åhlund (1930–2019), Swedish long-distance runner