I have an unhealthy attachment to [name]Rune[/name] and [name]Saga[/name] and Merit. I don’t have any personal reasoning or connection to them, but I like their sound and meanings. I love word and virtue names for themselves but I feel they don’t have enough weight or history as names. Sometimes I feel like they try too hard and I have trouble actually seeing myself using them on children; more GP status. But I can’t let these three go.
So tell me, oh you wise Berries: [name]Both[/name] [name]Rune[/name] and [name]Saga[/name] have serious popularity in Europe (especially in Belgium and [name]Sweden[/name], respectively), but I’m having trouble finding the skinny on the history of their use. Are they simply word-names that happen to be the similar in English? I’ve seen that [name]Saga[/name] has a connection to the goddess Frigg, possibly one of her names or titles, and I appreciate that. Merit/[name]Merritt[/name] has some surname connections.
What would you think if you met a [name]Rune[/name], a [name]Saga[/name] or a Merit/[name]Merritt[/name]?
[name]Rune[/name] was quite popular in Norway between 1950 and 1070. I have a few Norwegian friends with fathers named [name]Rune[/name], so for me it isn’t weird at all. Of course, it’s pronounced differently in Scandinavia, it’s ROO-neh.
[name]Saga[/name] is a name that occurs in Norse mythology, sometimes as an aspect of Frigg, sometimes as one of her attendants and sometimes as her own obscure self. I’ve met two [name]Saga[/name]'s, both Scandinavian. I think it’s a lovely name.
[name]Rune[/name] was rather popular name in my generation, I know about eleven boys named [name]Rune[/name] - and they all go to my school. Though it isn’t one of my personal favourites, I do think it’s a very lovely name.
[name]Saga[/name], on the other hand, is one of my personal favourites. Funnily enough, the Sága from the Norse mythology was believed to be the goddess of runes Not much is known about Sága, sadly, but the fact that she was the goddess of runes, history and poetry leads me to believe that she was a very intelligent and smart goddess.
I’ve met a few American kids named [name]Rune[/name] and [name]Saga[/name] (though I do attend a lot of fantasy conventions, so my sample size is somewhat skewed). I love these names, and adore Merit. I think they all manage to be at once weighty with history and yet completely wearable – no easy feat!
I much prefer Runa, and on a girl, with the possibility of a sibling named [name]Saga[/name]. In a sea of [name]Kaitlyn[/name] and [name]Jacob[/name] and such, these names really stand out. Personally, I think for the better. And [name]Saga[/name] will fit right in with [name]Story[/name], [name]Fable[/name], [name]Poem[/name] and [name]Author[/name].
My favorite of your three is Merit. I’ve considered it a few times, but it never quite stays on my list. I would love to see it used more! [name]Saga[/name] has a nice sound, but the word itself doesn’t have that much meaning for me. Not a huge fan of [name]Rune[/name], although I do like Rhun a bit better. I think all three could work as names though. I know I’ve heard Merit and [name]Rune[/name] before.
Can’t get more historical than that really!
Not much is known about Sága, sadly, but the fact that she was the goddess of runes, history and poetry leads me to believe that she was a very intelligent and smart goddess.