57%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage Swedish, Norwegian, Danish Pronounced Pron. GOON-vawr(Norwegian) [key] Meaning & History From the Old Norse name Gunnvǫr meaning "cautious in war" from gunnr "war" combined with vǫr "vigilant, cautious". Related NamesFamily Tree·Details VariantGunnvor(Norwegian) Other Languages & CulturesGunnvǫr(Old Norse) PopularityDetails Last ranked #91 in 1955 Norway Name DaysName Days? Norway: April 3Sweden: March 3 Categories virtues, war, watchful