Gunnar
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Danish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse Gunnarr, cognate with German Günther and medieval English Gunter.
Proper noun[edit]
Gunnar
- a male given name
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- [3] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 20 117 males with the given name Gunnar have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1920s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.
Estonian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Gunnar
- a male given name
Related terms[edit]
Faroese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse Gunnarr, from Proto-Germanic *Gunþiharjaz.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Gunnar m
- a male given name
Declension[edit]
Singular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Gunnar |
Accusative | Gunnar |
Dative | Gunnari |
Genitive | Gunnars |
Derived terms[edit]
- Gunnarsson, patronymic, son of Gunnar
- Gunnarsdóttir, patronymic, daughter of Gunnar
Icelandic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -ʏnːar
Proper noun[edit]
Gunnar m
- a male given name
Declension[edit]
declension of Gunnar
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse Gunnarr, from Proto-Germanic *Gunþiharjaz, from *gunþiz (“battle”) + *harjaz (“warrior”). Cognate with Faroese, Icelandic, and Swedish Gunnar, Danish Gunder and German Gunther.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /²ɡʊnːar/, /²ɡʉnːar/
- (segmentation) IPA(key): /²ɡʊdnar/
- (palatalisation) IPA(key): /²ɡʊɲːar/, (Sunnmøre) /²ɡʊɲːa/
Proper noun[edit]
Gunnar m
- a male given name from Old Norse
Usage notes[edit]
The name is also found in various 19th century rune inscriptions from Hordaland, using the Danicised form Gunder: ᚵᚢᚿᚦᛅᚱ.[1][2]
Patronymics:
- son of Gunnar: Gunnarsson
- daughter of Gunnar: Gunnarsdotter
Related terms[edit]
- gunn (name element)
References[edit]
- Eivind Vågslid (1988) Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN, page 149
- Kristoffer Kruken, Ola Stemshaug (1995) Norsk personnamnleksikon, Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget, →ISBN
- Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 11 805 males with the given name Gunnar living in Norway on January 1st 2022, with the frequency peak in the 1920s. Accessed on 2nd January, 2022.
Old Norse[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Gunnar m
Gunnar f
Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio: (file)
Proper noun[edit]
Gunnar c (genitive Gunnars)
- a male given name
Related terms[edit]
- (surnames) Gunnarsson
References[edit]
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