Danish

Proper noun

Gunnar

1. A male given name.

Related terms

• 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 Old Norse Gunnarr.

Proper noun

Gunnar

1. A male given name.

Related terms

• Kunnar

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡʊnːar]

Etymology

From Old Norse Gunnarr.

Proper noun

Gunnar m

1. A male given name

Derived terms

• Gunnarsson, patronymic, son of Gunnar
• Gunnarsdóttir, patronymic, daughter of Gunnar

Declension

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse Gunnarr.

Proper noun

Gunnar m

1. A male given name

Norwegian

Etymology

From Old Norse Gunnarr, from elements meaning "battle" and "army". Recorded in Norway since the Middle Ages.

Proper noun

Gunnar

1. A male given name.

References

• Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, ISBN 82-521-4483-7
• Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 15 047 males with the given name Gunnar living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1920s. Accessed on April 29th, 2011.

Old Norse

Proper noun

Gunnar

1. accusative singular of Gunnarr

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse Gunnarr.

Proper noun

Gunnar

1. A male given name.

Related terms

• (surnames) Gunnarsson

References

• Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, ISBN 91-21-10937-0
• Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, ISBN 9119551622: 116 897 males with the given name Gunnar living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010. Accessed on 19 June 2011.