Gunnar
Gunnar is a male given name .
Origin and meaning
Gunnar is a Nordic name. Like Günther , he comes from gund (battle) and heri (army). It is derived from the Old Norse name Gunnarr , which is made up of the components gunnr (war) and arr (fighter). The second syllable can also be understood as a weakening of nor (north), so Gunnar would be the warrior from the north.
In Iceland in 2012 it was the fourth most common name after Jón , Sigurður and Guðmundur , but before Ólafur .
variants
- Gunner
- Gunder
- Gunar
- Gunārs (Baltic)
Derived surnames are, following the Nordic name custom:
Name days
Name bearer
Gunnar
- Gunnar Andersen (sportsman, 1890) , Norwegian soccer player and ski jumper
- Gunnar Andersen (sportsman, 1909) , Norwegian ski jumper
- Gunnar Asplund (1885–1940), Swedish architect
- Gunnar Bärlund (1911–1982), Finnish boxer
- Gunnar Benediktsson (1892–1981), Icelandic writer and politician
- Gunnar Berg (painter) (1863-1893), Norwegian painter
- Gunnar Berg (physicist) (* 1940), German physicist
- Gunnar Berge (* 1940), Norwegian politician
- Gunnar Birkerts (1925–2017), Latvian-American architect
- Gunnar Björling (1887–1960), Finnish poet
- Gunnar Björnstrand (1909–1986), Swedish actor
- Gunnar Bråthen (1896–1980), Norwegian politician
- Gunnar Cynybulk (* 1970), German publisher and writer
- Gunnar Ekelöf (1907–1968), Swedish writer
- Gunnar Fehlau (* 1973), German specialist journalist and book author
- Gunnar Fischer (1910–2011), Swedish cameraman
- Gunnar de Frumerie (1908–1987), Finnish pianist and composer
- Gunnar Graarud (politician) (1857–1932), Norwegian doctor and politician
- Gunnar Graarud (singer) (1886–1960), Norwegian opera singer (tenor) and university professor
- Gunnar Graewert (* 1974), German musician, songwriter and producer
- Gunnar Gren (1920–1991), Swedish national football player
- Gunnar Gunnarsson (1889–1975), Icelandic writer
- Gunnar Halle (* 1965), Norwegian football player and coach
- Gunnar Hansen (1947-2015), Icelandic actor and author
- Gunnar Heinsohn (* 1943), German sociologist, economist, civilization theorist
- Gunnar Höckert (1910–1940), Finnish athlete
- Gunnar Jarring (1907–2002), Swedish diplomat and Turkologist
- Gunnar Johansson (1924–2003), Swedish football player and coach
- Gunnar Steinn Jónsson (* 1987), Icelandic handball player
- Gunnar Kalén (1901–1934), Swedish motorcycle racer
- Gunnar Knudsen (1848–1928), Norwegian politician
- Gunnar Kunz (* 1961), German writer and illustrator
- Gunnar Lagergren (1912-2008), Swedish lawyer
- Gunnar Landtman (1878–1940), Finnish ethnologist, philosopher, sociologist and anthropologist
- Gunnar Lott (* 1969), German journalist
- Gunnar Möller (1928–2017), German actor
- Gunnar Myrdal (1898–1987), Swedish economist
- Gunnar Nilsson (boxer) (1923-2005), Swedish boxer
- Gunnar Nilsson (racing driver) (1948–1978), Swedish racing car driver
- Gunnar Nixon (* 1993), American decathlete
- Gunnar Nordahl (1921–1995), Swedish football player and coach
- Gunnar Nordström (1881–1923), Finnish physicist
- Gunnar Prokop (* 1940), Austrian handball coach
- Gunnar Rydberg (1900–1985), Swedish national soccer player
- Gunnar Sauer (* 1964), German soccer player
- Gunnar Solka (* 1970), German actor
- Gunnar Sønsteby (1918–2012), Norwegian resistance fighter
- Gunnar FH Spellmeyer (* 1964), German designer and professor for industrial design
- Gunnar Staalesen (* 1947), Norwegian writer
- Gunnar Stabenow (* 1971), German soccer player
- Gunnar Stålsett (* 1935), Norwegian theologian and politician
- Gunnar Thoroddsen (1910–1983), Icelandic politician
- Gunnar Heiðar Þorvaldsson (* 1982), Icelandic football player
- Gunnar Uldall (1940–2017), German management consultant and politician
- Gunnar Wennerberg (1817–1901), Swedish poet, composer and politician
As a middle name:
- Jan Gunnar Solli (* 1981), Norwegian football player
- Ole Gunnar Fidjestøl (* 1960), Norwegian ski jumper
- Ole Gunnar Solskjær (* 1973), Norwegian football player and coach
- Pär-Gunnar Jönsson (* 1963), Swedish badminton player
Gunar
- Gunar Bretschneider (* 1974), German biathlete
- Gunar Kirchbach (* 1971), German canoeist
- Gunar Ortlepp (1929–2011), German journalist, translator and author
Gunārs
- Gunārs Bērziņš (1927–1999), Latvian cartoonist
- Gunārs Lūsis (* 1950), Latvian graphic designer and artist
- Gunārs Skvorcovs (* 1990), Latvian ice hockey player
Gunder
- Gunder Andersson (* 1943), Swedish writer and cultural journalist
- Gunder Bengtsson (1946–2019), Swedish football coach
- Gunder Gundersen (1930-2005), Norwegian Nordic combined skier
- Gunder Hägg (1918-2004), Swedish athlete
As a middle name:
- André Gunder Frank (1929–2005), German-born economist
- Johan Gunder Adler (1784-1852), Danish-Norwegian civil servant
Legendary figure
- Gunnar von den Giukungen , King from the song about the Wölsungen (Edda)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mike Campbell: Given Name GUNNAR. In: Behind the Name. Mike Campbell, May 31, 2018; accessed October 26, 2018 .
- ^ Statistics Iceland .