Gunter
[ˈɡʌntər]Meaning
variant of Gunther, from Germanic gund (battle) and heri (army)
Background Story
Gunter is a variant of Gunther, used in Danish, English, Icelandic, Latvian, Norwegian and Swedish, and recorded in Germanic and Norse mythology. It comes into English from the German Gunther, which derives from Proto-West Germanic *Gunþihari and Proto-Germanic *Gunþiharjaz. The German form is built from the Old High German gund, "battle", and heri, "army", the two roots also listed for the name.
Variations
Günter, Guntert
Related Names
GüNter
Variant of Gunther, from Old High German gund "battle" and heri "army"
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