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Gunnvǫr
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Gunnvor Gunnvör Gunnvør
Old Norse
Etymology
The first part is non gunnr battle, from non gem-pro *gunþiz.
The second part is non vǫr. Probably derived from the Old Norse adjective non varr careful, wise, loyal, cognate to the got - adjective got 𐍅𐌰𐍂𐍃 cautious. Alternatively, vǫr is cognate to gem-pro *wari- warrior.
Proper noun
f
non female
Descendants
is Gunnvör
fo Gunnvør
no Gunnvor Gunvor
sv Gunvor
Further reading
Eivind Vågslid, Norderlendske fyrenamn, 1988, 82-991668-0-2
Roland Otterbjörk, Svenska förnamn, Stockholm 1964