Gender Masculine
Usage Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Norse Mythology
Meaning & History
From the Old Norse name Gunnarr, which was derived from the elements gunnr "war" and herr "army, warrior" (making it a cognate of Gunther). In Norse legend Gunnar was the husband of Brynhildr. He had his brother-in-law Sigurd murdered based on his wife's false accusations that Sigurd had taken her virginity.
Related Names
Other Languages & CulturesGunner(English) Günter, Günther, Gunter, Gunther(German) Gundahar(Germanic) Gundahar, Gunther(Germanic Mythology) Gunārs(Latvian) Gunþīharjaz(Old Germanic) Gunnarr(Old Norse)
Surname DescendantsGunnarsen(Danish) Gunnarsson(Icelandic) Gunnarsen(Norwegian) Gunnarsson(Swedish)
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