Gunnar
/ˈɡʊn.ɑːr/noun
A masculine given name of Scandinavian origin.
Did you know?In the medieval Völsunga saga, Gunnar is a powerful Burgundian king whose story became linked with the dragon-slayer Sigurd and the legendary Nibelung tradition.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
Proto-Germanic
*gunþiz + *harjaz
“Battle or war + army; the ancestral elements behind the name”
Viking Age
Old Norse
Gunnarr
“A personal name formed from gunnr, “battle,” and an element related to an army or warrior”
13th Century
Old Icelandic
Gunnarr
“The name of a prominent king in the Völsunga saga”
13th–14th Century
Middle High German
Gunther
“The related Germanic heroic name in the Nibelungenlied tradition”
Modern English
English
Gunnar
“A Scandinavian masculine given name, also used internationally”