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Gunnar
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Danish
Etymology
da :der non:Gunnarr
From da non Gunnarr, cognate with de Günther and medieval en Gunter.
Proper noun
da proper noun
da male
Related terms
da Gunner
References
Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 20 117 males with the given name Gunnar have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1920s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.
Estonian
Etymology
From et non Gunnarr.
Proper noun
et proper noun
et male
Related terms
et Kunnar
Faroese
Etymology
fo :inh non:Gunnarr
From fo non Gunnarr, from fo gem-pro *Gunþiharjaz.
Pronunciation
fo /ˈkʊnːaɹ/
fo ʊnːaɹ
Proper noun
fo proper noun m
fo male
Usage notes
m Gunnarsson Gunnarsdóttir
Declension
Gunnar Gunnar Gunnari Gunnars
Icelandic
Etymology
is :inh non:Gunnarr
From is non Gunnarr.
Pronunciation
is ʏnːar 2
Proper noun
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is male
Declension
m
Norwegian Nynorsk
nn:
Alternative forms
nn Gunna Gonnar Gonar Gunnår regional variants
Etymology
nn :inh non:Gunnarr
From nn non Gunnarr, from nn gem-pro *Gunþiharjaz, from gem-pro *gunþiz battle + gem-pro *harjaz warrior. Cognate with fo,is,sv Gunnar, da Gunder and de Gunther.
Pronunciation
nn /²ɡʊnːar/ /²ɡʉnːar/
nn /²ɡʊdnar/ segmentation
nn /²ɡʊɲːar/ Sunnmøre /²ɡʊɲːa/ palatalisation
Proper noun
nn proper noun m
nn male Old Norse
Usage notes
The name is also found in various 19th century rune inscriptions from Hordaland, using the Danicised form da Gunder: nn ᚵᚢᚿᚦᛅᚱ Runr.2002 K. Jonas Nordby Nyere tids runer i Hardanger 96 https://www.academia.edu/10060256/Nyere_tids_runer_i_Hardanger2001 K. Jonas Nordby Etterreformatoriske runeinnskrifter i Norge: Opphav og tradisjon 85 https://www.duo.uio.no/handle/10852/22979
Gunnars
Related terms
nn gunn name element
References
149
m 11 805 1920s 2nd January 2022
Old Norse
Proper noun
non proper noun form m
non Gunnarr acc
Proper noun
non proper noun form f
non Guðr gen
non Gunnr gen
Swedish
Etymology
sv :der non:Gunnarr
From sv non Gunnarr.
Pronunciation
sv LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Gunnar.wav
Proper noun
c
sv male
Related terms
(surnames) sv Gunnarsson
References
Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, 91-21-10937-0
Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, 9119551622: 116 897 males with the given name Gunnar living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010. Accessed on 19 June 2011.