Rune is a masculine given name derived from the Old Norse word rún, meaning "secret". It is a common name in Norway 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. 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 Bratseth (born 1961), Norwegian footballer
Rune Christiansen (born 1963), Norwegian poet and novelist
Rune Dahmke (born 1993), German handball player
Rune Djurhuus (born 1970), Norwegian chess player
Rune Glifberg (born 1974), Danish professional skateboarder
Rune Holta (born 1973), Norwegian speedway rider
Rune Jarstein (born 1984), Norwegian footballer
Rune Klakegg (born 1955), Norwegian jazz pianist and composer
Rune Klan (born 1976), Danish comedian and magician
Rune Kristoffersen, Norwegian musician
Rune Larsson (1924–2016), Swedish hurdler and sprinter
Rune Lindström (disambiguation), multiple people
Rune Pedersen (disambiguation), multiple people
Rune Skarstein (born 1940), Norwegian radical economist
Rune Temte (born 1965), Norwegian actor
Rune Westberg, Danish singer-songwriter
