Gunnar
[ˈɡʌnər]Meaning
from the Old Norse Gunnarr, from gunnr "war" and herr "army, warrior"
Background Story
Gunnar comes from the Old Norse Gunnarr, formed from the elements gunnr, "war", and herr, "army" or "warrior", which makes it a cognate of Gunther. It is used in English, German and Latvian as well as in Old Norse and Old Germanic, and it also appears in Germanic mythology. Gunder and Gunnarr are variant forms, and the surnames Gunnarsen and Gunnarsson descend from it.
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