Given name
Gunnvǫr
“careful, wise, loyal”
Gunnvǫr is a feminine given name from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Old Norse.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Gunnvǫr goes back to a word meaning “careful, wise, loyal.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Gunnvǫr’s family of names
In Old Norse usage, Gunnvǫr shares a linguistic root with GUNNR. In Old Norse usage, Gunnvǫr has a later derivative in Gunvor.
The ring: across languages.
Around the world
Gunnvǫr has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Germanic roots to each of them.
4 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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