Runar (name)
Runar is a masculine given name and a surname which is used in Nordic countries. It became one of the popular names in Norway from the 1950s. Its meaning in Old Icelandic is wisdom and magical characters or signs.
Notable people with the name include:
Given name
First name
- Rúnar Örn Ágústsson, Icelandic road cyclist
- Rúnar Alexandersson, Icelandic artistic gymnast
- Runar Bauer, Norwegian handball player
- Runar Berg, Norwegian football player
- Runar Collander, Finnish botanist
- Runar Espejord, Norwegian football player
- Runar Filper, Swedish politician
- Rúnar Freyr Gíslason, Icelandic actor and voice actor
- Runar Granholm, Finnish tennis player
- Runar Hauge, Norwegian football player
- Runar Holmberg, Finnish sprinter
- Runar Hove, Norwegian football player
- Runar Jørstad, Norwegian journalist
- Rúnar Júlíusson, Icelandic musical artist
- Rúnar Kárason, Icelandic handball player
- Runar Karlsson, Finnish politician
- Rúnar Kristinsson, Icelandic football player
- Runar Norheim, Norwegian football player
- Runar Normann, Norwegian football player
- Runar Patriksson, Swedish politician
- Rúnar Rúnarsson, Icelandic screenwriter and director
- Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson, Icelandic football player
- Runar Sandström, Swedish water polo player
- Runar Schildt, Swedish-speaking Finnish author
- Rúnar Sigtryggsson, Icelandic handball player
- Rúnar Þór Sigurgeirsson, Icelandic football player
- Rúnar Már Sigurjónsson, Icelandic football player
- Runar Sjåstad, Norwegian politician
- Runar Søgaard, Norwegian leadership trainer
- Runar Steinstad, Norwegian Paralympian athlete
- Runar Tafjord, Norwegian French horn player
- Rúnar Vilhjálmsson, Icelandic multi-sport athlete
Middle name
- Andri Rúnar Bjarnason, Icelandic football player
- Gísli Rúnar Jónsson, Icelandic actor
- Sveinn Rúnar Sigurðsson, Icelandic musical artist and physician
Surname
- Tommy Runar, Norwegian football player