Guro
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See also: guro
English
Proper noun
Guro
- A language of the Mande family spoken in the Ivory Coast.
- Synonym: Kweni
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Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse Guðrún where the -n is lost following nasalisation of the preceding vowel, cf. augun > augo (“the eyes”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Guro f (definite Guroa)
- a female given name, variant of Gudrun
- (eye dialect) alternative spelling of Gudrun
Usage notes
In dialects which do have definite forms of given names, the definite form of Guro is Guroa. In some other dialects, while speaking about a concrete person named Guro, pronoun ho is added: ho Guro.
The folklore character Guro, also called Guro Rysserova, is also derived from Old Norse Guðrún, in sense of the figure in Germanic heroic legends (in English texts known as Gudrun or Kriemhild). The part Rysserova means probably a horse’s tail and is not related to Swedish ryssrova (“Turkish wartycabbage”).