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View Name: Günther


GÜNTHER

Gender: Masculine

Usage: German, Germanic Mythology

Pronounced: GUYN-ter  [key]

From the Germanic name Gundahar, derived from the elements gund "war" and hari "army, warrior". This was the name of a semi-legendary 5th-century Burgundian king. He appears in the Germanic saga the 'Nibelungenlied' which has him married to the Icelandic queen Brünhild.

(see also GUNTHER)

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