Given name
Gunvor
Gunvor is a feminine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Swedish and Norwegian.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Gunvor is a variant of Gunnvor. An origin associated with Gunnvor is Old Norse.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Norwegian usage, Gunvor developed from Gunnvǫr.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1925. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Gunvor through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 0 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 1925
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1925. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Gunvor’s family of names
In Norwegian usage, Gunvor developed from the Old Norse form Gunnvǫr. Gunvor has a related form in Gunnvor.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Gunvor
- Gunvor GuggisbergSwiss singer and dancerborn 1974
- Gunvor HofmoNorwegian writer (1921–1995)
- Gunvor Ponténactress1929–2023
- Gunvor NelsonSwedish film director (1931–2025)
- Gunvor HallNorwegian actress (1908–1961)
- Gunvor EldegardNorwegian politicianborn 1963
- Vesla VetlesenNorwegian politician (1930–2024)
- Gunvor Galtung HaavikNorwegian spy (1912-1977)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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