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Well, there are many names that sound very Scandinavian/German and the fact is, nazis liked those names. You can read more in German about the laws nazis commited here: http://www.beliebte-vornamen.de/deutschland1933.htm . I have also some kind of reaction when I see too many of those names paired together (Let's say a sibset Hildegard, Helga, Helmut, Hedwig, Heidrun, Holdine - those were the names of Göbbels' children :D) - and that's the reason I try to keep always some kind of balance by pairing my favourite Germanic names with something Jewish, in some situation Slavic.

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Runa is quite fine with me, very viking-ish. I really like Ortrun, though.

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I'd also try to remember many Jews had (and have!) Germanic names - in Soviet Russia, for instance, if you hear about someone named Sigismund, Emma or something like this, there's a big possibility he/she is a Jew. And don't forget Albert Einstein, Gustav Mahler...
Or... just take a look at this list: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_German_Jews#Scientists

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:D