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
  • Scots: Gunn
  • English: Gunn
• → Old French: Gunnor
• Norwegian: Gunn
• Swedish: Gun

Further reading

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