Comments for the name Gunnar

Gunnar Eric Nelson is one of the sons of late rock and roll teen idol, Ricky Nelson, and the grandson of Ozzie and Harriet.

Listen to the German pronunciation of Gunnar here:
http://www.nordicnames.de/Aussprache.html

I kind of like this name, but I don't like how the word "gun" is in it.

A famous bearer of this name is Swedish actor Gunnar Björnstrand (1909-1986), who starred in 23 Ingmar Bergman films. One of my favourite actors.

Also don't forget the Gre-No-Li Swedish trio who defended Inter Milan, Gunnar Gren, Gunnar Nordahl, along with Nils Liedholm.

Very dated in Sweden.

I'm German-American thus am quite familiar with Günther and Günter, yet I didn't realize this was a related name until I looked it up just now. I've only met Gunners/Gunnars in the U.S. and just thought it was some sort of tough-guy name given by lower-class white people who dress their children in camouflage when the family doesn't have any actual military connection; it seems to fit with the children I've met who have this name.

Gunnar is my brother's name. Other than a few young boys that couldn't be bothered to listen to how people say it, he's never been called 'Gunter' or 'Gunther'. He is never thought of as a violent person, even though 'gun' is in his name.