Given name & surname · also Danish

Gunde

“battle, war”

Gunde is a masculine given name from Old Danish, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Swedish, Danish, and Chichewa.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Gunde goes back to Proto-Germanic *gunþiz, meaning “battle, war.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Gunde comes from Old Danish, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

In Swedish usage, Gunde developed from GUNNR.

Gunde’s family of names

In Swedish usage, Gunde developed from the Old Norse form GUNNR. In Swedish usage, Gunde has a conventional equivalent in the German form Günther.

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The ring: across languages.

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

Similar names

If you love Gunde, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Germanic

Gange

“circulating, common”

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Germanic · Royal

Gundry

“battle” · “king, ruler”

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Germanic

Guisande

“bison”

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Germanic

Gosende

“good”

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Germanic

Guillade

“will” · “battle”

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Germanic

Guldrís

“glory”

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Germanic

Gundián

“battle”

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Germanic

Geng

“vigorous”

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52% boys · 48% girls

Sibling ideas

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