Gunnarr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Old Norse gunnr (“fight”) and -arr from Proto-Germanic *harjaz (“warrior”), from Proto-Germanic *Gunþiharjaz. Cognates include: German Günther, Gunther.

Proper noun

Gunnarr m

  1. a male given name

Descendants

  • Icelandic: Gunnar
  • Faroese: Gunnar
  • Norwegian: Gunna(r), Gon(n)ar, Gunnår
  • Old Swedish: Gunnar
  • Danish: Gunder, → Gunnar
  • → Estonian: Gunnar, Kunnar

Further reading

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