Given name & surname

Gonthier

“battle”·“army”

Gonthier is a masculine given name from German. It is used in French.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Gonthier is built from elements meaning “battle” and “army”.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

In French use, Gonthier has a related form in Günther. An origin associated with Günther is Germanic.

Explained through its name family

How it developed

From German Guntheri.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Gonthier’s family of names

In French usage, Gonthier has a conventional equivalent in the Swedish form Gunnar. In French usage, Gonthier has a conventional equivalent in the English form Gunter. In French usage, Gonthier has a related form in Günther.

Walk Gonthier’s family in the name graph

GonthierGüntherGunnarGunterVintíř

Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Around the world

Gonthier has relatives in 5 languages.

4 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 3

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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