Gunnar is a Boy name. The name is originated from ‘Old Norse’ origin. The baby name Gunnar means “Army”.
Gunnar Origin:
Origin of the name is: “Old Norse”
Gender:
Gunnar is a Boy name.
Pronunciation:
The pronunciation of the name is: “GUH + ner”
Gunnar Name Meaning:
Gunnar is a Scandinavian version of the Anglo-Saxon name Gunther, derived from the Old German ‘gund-heri’ which means ‘battle-army’
Religion:
It is a baby name.
Syllable:
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Variations or similar name:
Gunther, Gunter, Guntar
Famous people with this name:
Gunnar Hámundarson aka Gunnar of Hlioarendi, Icelandic chieftain;
Gunnar Nelson, Icelandic mixed martial artist ;
Gunnar Einarsson, Icelandic footballer;
Gunnar Peterson, American celebrity physical trainer;
(Karl) Gunnar Myrdal, Swedish economist; winner of the Nobel Prize;
(Johan) Gunnar Gren, Swedish footballer;
Gunnar Vingren, Swedish Pentecostal missionary ;
Gunnar Fridtjof Thurmann Sonsteby, leader of the Norwegian resistance in WWII;
Gunnar Nilsson, Swedish racing driver;
(Nils) Gunnar Nordahl, Swedish footballer;
Gunnar Sizemore, American voice actor;
Gunnar Heinsohn, German author and sociologist;
Gunnar Deatherage, American fashion designer and contestant on “Project Runway” ;
Gunnar Eric Nelson, American musician, son of actor/musician Ricky Nelson, twin brother of Matthew Gray Nelson;
Gunnar Esiason (b. 1991), son of NFL player Boomer Esiason;
Gunnar Tiga Peterson (b. 2000), son of reality TV personality Gervase Peterson (“Survivor”);
Gunnar Flowers (b. 2009), son of singer Brandon Flowers of The Killers;
Gunnar West Montana (b. 2014), son of country singer Randy Montana;
Gunnar Carmack Gray (b. 2015), son of baseball player Sonny Gray;
Gunnar Knox Klinkhammer (b. 2015), son of ice hockey player Rob Klinkhammer
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