Gunnar

[ goon-nahr, goon-er ]

noun
  1. Scandinavian Legend. the husband of Brynhild: corresponds to Gunther in the Nibelungenlied.

  2. a male given name.

Origin of Gunnar

1
<Old Norse Gunnarr, equivalent to gunn battle + herr master; compare Gundaharius, Latinized form of a Burgundian personal name

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Gunnar

/ (ˈɡʊnɑː) /


noun
  1. Norse myth brother of Gudrun and husband of Brynhild, won for him by Sigurd. He corresponds to Gunther in the Nibelungenlied

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