Given name
Gudmund
Gudmund is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Swedish and Norwegian.
Original Old NorseGuðmundr
Meaning & origin
How it developed
In Swedish usage, Gudmund developed from Guðmundr.
Gudmund’s family of names
In Swedish usage, Gudmund developed from the Old Norse form Guðmundr.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Gudmund
- Gudmund RestadNorwegian policeman and politician (1937-2021)
- Gudmund HernesNorwegian sociologist, author and politicianborn 1941
- Gudmund SkjeldalNorwegian cross-country skierborn 1970
- Gudmund StenersenNorwegian artist (1863-1934)
- Gudmund SchütteDanish philologist, historian and writer (1872-1958)
- Gudmund HoelNorwegian architect (1877-1956)
- Gudmund Jöran AdlerbethSwedish politician, antiquarian seller and translator (1751-1818)
- Gudmund Taksdal KongshavnNorwegian footballerborn 1991
- Gudmund HarlemNorwegian medical doctor and politician (1917–1988)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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