Gunnar

Gunnar Michael here
(2010) 11 years old
I do not shoot guns or make ignorant comments.
Thanks
Adults?

Makes me think of the word "gunner".

I love this name. It was my grandfather's name and he was from Iceland. I gave my son Gunnar as a middle name in his honour. My kids are also 75% Nordic, so why not.

Gunnar Bentz has definitely ruined this name, especially after that scandal at the Olympics a few months ago.

Gunnar is an old, nice Scandinavian name that shouldn't be connected to gun-toting hillbillies. Maybe it's not a good choice in America, but it works fine in Scandinavia.

You'd think with the seemingly never-ending gun violence in America, this name would have left the charts already. Or, at least decrease dramatically.

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To name a child this would be a terrible idea- especially in today's world and considering (as I stated above) the gun issues in America. Also, the name just screams "stereotypical uneducated, illiterate hillbilly or redneck."

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Gunnar: definitely one of the poorer choices currently on the charts.

Makes me think of gung-ho type of parents.

My first name is Gunnar. I enjoy its uniqueness and how people always ask my name twice to make sure they heard it correctly. As far as personality, I would describe myself as quiet, intelligent, and extremely competitive.

Personally, I don't understand the fascination with this name. Makes me think of an outdoorsy person. Someone who likes to hunt, camp, hike, and fish. This name doesn't seem to age well, but I have seen worse names. It's okay, but to each their own of course.

I'm Swedish, and here, it's extremely far away from macho, mostly a name of old men.

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And it's not at all pronounced like your "gun" (that sound is our "A") or "Günther" (our "Y"), it's a completely different sound.

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.

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.

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