Gender: Masculine
Origin: Old Norse
Meaning: “secret army.”
(ROO-nar)

The name is composed of the Old Norse elements, rún (secret; lore) and herr (army).

As of 2010, its Faroese and Icelandic form of Rúnar was the 8th most popular male name in the Faroe Islands.

Ryynari is the Finnish form.