Gundula
Gundula is a feminine given name . He is to be distinguished from Gudula . In the 1960s it was one of the 200 most frequently given first names for newborns.
Origin and meaning
- an old German short form of names ending with -gunda or -gunde, derived from the Old High German word gund , which means fight
- a Scandinavian variant of Gunda or Gunn , which are derived from the Old Norse word gunnr (for fight , dispute or war )
- (Latinized) form of Gudrun , Old High German for "fighting mysterious" or Old Norse for "knowing the secret of the gods"
name day
Name bearers
- Gundula (saint) , martyr of the 3rd century, † near Milan
- Gundula Barsch (* 1958), German sociologist, social pedagogue and drug researcher
- Gundula Bavendamm (* 1965), German historian and cultural manager
- Gundula "Gundi" Busch (1935–2014), first German world champion in figure skating
- Gundula Diel (* 1941), German athlete
- Gundula Gause (* 1965), German television presenter
- Gundula Heinatz (* 1969), German chess player
- Gundula Janowitz (* 1937), Austrian opera singer (soprano)
- Gundula Köster (* 1966), German actress and radio play speaker
- Gundula Korte (* 1930), German actress
- Gundula Kreuzer (* 1975), German musicologist
- Gundula Niemeyer (* 1978), German actress
- Gundula Petrovska (1943-2017), German actress
- Gundula Rapsch (1963-2011), German actress
- Gundula Schulze Eldowy (* 1954), German photographer
- Gundula Madeleine Tegtmeyer (* 1960), German journalist and photographer
Literary characters
- Gundula - title character in a series of children's books by Vera Weyden
- Gundula - title character in a series of novels by Marie Louise Fischer
- Gundula Brachvogel - character from the television series Spreepiraten , played by Brigitte Mira
- Gundula "Gundi" Bacher - character from the TV series Schlawiner , played by Suse Lichtenberger
Minor forms
Female variants:
- Gonda (German)
- Gönke (North Frisian)
- Gönna (German)
- Göntje (West Frisian, Dutch)
- Gudrun (German, Scandinavian)
- Gunda (German, Scandinavian)
- Gunde (German, Swedish)
- Gundel (German)
- Gundela (German)
- Gundi (German)
- Gunhild (German, Scandinavian, Faroese)
- Gunilla (Swedish)
- Gun (only) (Scandinavian, Icelandic)
- Guðrún (Icelandic, Faroese)
Male variants:
- Gunde (German, Swedish)
- Gunder (German, Scandinavian)
- Gundolf
- Gunnar (German, Scandinavian, Icelandic, Faroese)
- Gun (only) (Scandinavian, Icelandic)
- Gunther (German)
- Günther (German)
- Gunvor / Gunnvör (Scandinavian, Icelandic, Faroese)