Gunar
[ˈɡuːnər]Meaning
user-submitted German masculine given name; Portuguese verb from English goon
Background Story
Gunar is recorded as a masculine given name in German in a user-submitted entry. It is also a surname, borne by the German sprint canoer Gunar Kirchbach. In Portuguese, gunar is a verb formed from the English word goon with the suffix -ar.
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