Given name

Gunnor

“a bold warrior”

Gunnor is a variant of Gunnar. One Scandinavian interpretation is “a bold warrior.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Gunnor is a variant of Gunnar. One Scandinavian interpretation is “a bold warrior.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Gunnor comes from Old Norse.

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How it developed

From Old Norse Gunnr.

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Gunnor’s family of names

Gunnor has a related form in Gunnar.

Walk Gunnor’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 1

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

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Old Norse

Guhtur

Guhtur is a masculine given name from Norwegian, ultimately from Old Norse. It is used in Northern Sami.

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Old Norse

Gunārs

Gunārs is a masculine given name from Swedish, Danish, and Norwegian, ultimately from Old Norse. It is used in Latvian.

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Old English

Gunton

“enclosure; settlement, town”

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Old Norse

Guttorm

“god” · “to spare, respect”

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>99% boys

Germanic

Gunnolvur

Gunnolvur is a masculine given name from Old Norse, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Faroese.

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>99% boys

Germanic

Gunnólfur

“battle” · “wolf”

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Old Norse

Gunby

“settlement”

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Old Norse

Gudtorm

“god” · “to spare, respect”

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>99% boys

Sibling ideas

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