Gunnar
Danish
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Estonian
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Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse Gunnarr, from Proto-Germanic *Gunþiharjaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʊnːaɹ/
- Rhymes: -ʊnːaɹ
Declension
Singular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Gunnar |
Accusative | Gunnar |
Dative | Gunnari |
Genitive | Gunnars |
Derived terms
- Gunnarsson, patronymic, son of Gunnar
- Gunnarsdóttir, patronymic, daughter of Gunnar
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ʏnːar
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse Gunnarr, from Proto-Germanic *Gunþiharjaz, from *gunþiz (“battle”) + *harjaz (“warrior”). Cognate with Faroese, Icelandic, and Swedish Gunnar, Danish Gunder and German Gunther.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²ɡʊnːar/, /²ɡʉnːar/
- (segmentation) IPA(key): /²ɡʊdnar/
- (palatalisation) IPA(key): /²ɡʊɲːar/, (Sunnmøre) /²ɡʊɲːa/
Usage notes
The name is also found in various 19th century rune inscriptions from Hordaland, using the Danicised form Gunder: ᚵᚢᚿᚦᛅᚱ.[1][2]
Patronymics:
- son of Gunnar: Gunnarsson
- daughter of Gunnar: Gunnarsdotter
Related terms
- gunn (name element)
References
- Eivind Vågslid (1988) Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN, page 149
- Kristoffer Kruken, Ola Stemshaug (1995) Norsk personnamnleksikon, Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget, →ISBN
- Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 11 805 males with the given name Gunnar living in Norway on January 1st 2022, with the frequency peak in the 1920s. Accessed on 2nd January, 2022.
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