66%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage German, Germanic [1] Pronounced Pron. GEW-not(German) [key·IPA] Meaning & History Derived from the Old German elements ger "spear" and not "need". It is used in the medieval German saga the Nibelungenlied for one of the brothers of Gunther. PopularityDetails Last ranked #54 in 1986 Austria Name DaysName Days? Austria: April 10 Categories skiffle, weapons Sources & References Förstemann, Ernst. Altdeutsches Namenbuch. Bonn, 1900, page 584.