Given name
Gunnel
“a battlemaiden”
Gunnel is a variant of Gunhilda. One interpretation is “a battlemaiden.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Gunnel is a variant of Gunhilda. One interpretation is “a battlemaiden.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Gunnel is a form of Gunhild. Gunhild comes from Old Swedish, and ultimately from Old Norse.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Gunnel’s family of names
In Swedish usage, Gunnel shares a linguistic root with Gutnel. In Swedish usage, Gunnel has a related form in Gunhild. Gunnel has a related form in Gunhilda.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Gunnel
- Gunnel LindblomSwedish actress (1931–2021)
- Gunn WållgrenSwedish actress (1913–1983)
- Gunnel VallquistSwedish writer and translator, member of the Swedish Academy (1918-2016)
- Gunnel LindeSwedish writer (1924–2014)
- Gunnel AhlinSwedish writer1918–2007
- Gunnel Fredactressborn 1955
- Gunnel BroströmSwedish actress (1921-2012)
- Gunnel NymanFinnish glass artist and designer (1909–1948)
- Gunnel Carlsonwriterborn 1956
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