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First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1930. Masculine form of Gunta, from (u)guns (“fire”).
Guntis m
- a male given name
- Klāvs Siliņš: Latviesu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
- [1] Population Register of Latvia: Guntis was the only given name of 5064 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.