Gunnr

See also: gunnr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

  • Guðr

Etymology

From gunnr, guðr (“battle”), from Proto-Germanic *gunþiz (“battle”). Name of a Valkyrie in Norse mythology.

Proper noun

Gunnr f (genitive Gunnar, dative and accusative Gunni)

  1. a female given name

Declension

Declension of Gunnr (strong ijō-stem, indefinite singular only)
feminine singular
indefinite
nominative Gunnr
accusative Gunni
dative Gunni
genitive Gunnar

Alternative forms

  • ᚴᚢᚿᛆᛧ (kunaʀ) — genitive, Runic form

Descendants

  • Faroese: Gunn
  • Icelandic: Gunnur
  • → Middle English: Gunn
  • → Old French: Gunnor
  • Norwegian: Gunn
  • Swedish: Gun

Further reading

  • Eivind Vågslid, Norderlendske fyrenamn, 1988, →ISBN
  • Roland Otterbjörk, Svenska förnamn, Stockholm 1964
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