Gunnar

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse Gunnarr, cognate with German Günther and medieval English Gunter.

Proper noun

Gunnar

1. A male given name.

Related terms

• Gunner

References

• [1] 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.

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Estonian

Etymology

From Old Norse Gunnarr.

Proper noun

Gunnar

1. A male given name.

Related terms

• Kunnar

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Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse Gunnarr, from Proto-Germanic *Gunþiharjaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʊnːaɹ/
• Rhymes: -ʊnːaɹ

Proper noun

Gunnar m

1. A male given name

Declension

	Singular
	Indefinite
Nominative	Gunnar
Accusative	Gunnar
Dative	Gunnari
Genitive	Gunnars

Derived terms

• Gunnarsson, patronymic, son of Gunnar
• Gunnarsdóttir, patronymic, daughter of Gunnar

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse Gunnarr.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ʏnːar

Proper noun

Gunnar m

1. A male given name

Declension

declension of Gunnar

m-s1	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Gunnar
accusative	Gunnar
dative	Gunnari
genitive	Gunnars

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Norwegian

Etymology

From Old Norse Gunnarr, from elements meaning "battle" and "army". Recorded in Norway since the Middle Ages.

Proper noun

Gunnar

1. A male given name.

References

• Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
• [2] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 15 047 males with the given name Gunnar living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1920s. Accessed on April 29th, 2011.

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Old Norse

Proper noun

Gunnar m

1. accusative of Gunnarr

Gunnar f

1. genitive of Guðr
2. genitive of Gunnr

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse Gunnarr.

Proper noun

Gunnar c (genitive Gunnars)

1. A male given name.

Related terms

• (surnames) Gunnarsson

References

• Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
• [3] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 116 897 males with the given name Gunnar living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010. Accessed on 19 June 2011.