GUNN

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Name Element


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Origin and Meaning

Germanic name element, which is sometimes difficult to distinguish from GUD

Ancient Germanic

*guntho = 'battle, fight' [1]

Proto Norse

*gunþi- = 'battle, fight' [2]
*gunþiō = 'battle, fight' [2]

Old Norse

gunnr = 'battle, fight' [2] [3] [4] [1]

Old Saxon

gûth = 'battle, fight' [1]

Anglo-Saxon

gûdh = 'battle, fight' [1]

Old High German

gund- = 'battle, fight' [5] [1]

Related Names

See Gunnr and Gunni and Gunda and Gundel

Combinations

Name
Element    
Example
ADAL see Adelgund
AGI see Ågunn
ALF see GunnælfR
ANN see Anngunn
ARN see Æringunnr
AS see Ásgunnr
AUD see Auðguðr (Norse) and Eadgyð (English)
BJÖRN see Gunnbiǫrn
BJÖRT see Gundibert (German)
BORG see Gunnbiǫrg
BRITT see Brittgun and Gunbritt
DIARF see GunndiarfR
DIS see Gunndís
EGG see Ågunn
ELS see Elsegun
EY see Gunnö
FINN see Gunnfinna
FREJ see Frøygunnr
FRID see Friedegund (German) and Fridgunn (Norse) and Gunnfrøðr (Norse)
FRÍÐ see Gunnfríðr
FUSS see Gunnfúss
GERD see Gunngerðr
HALL see Hallgunn
HARD see Gundhard (German)
HEÐIN see Heðingunnr
HEID see Gunnhæiðr
HEIL see Helgunn
HER see *Gunþa-harjaR (Norse) and Hergunnr (Norse) and Gundheri (German)
HILD see Gunnhildr and Hildigund (German)
HJÖR see Hjǫrgunnr
HLAÐ see Hlaðgunnr
HLE see Hlégunnr
HOLM see Holmgun
HREID see Reiðgunn
HUN see Húngunn
HVAT see Gunnhvatr
ING see Ingigunnr
KETILL see Gunnkæll and Kättilgun
KON see Kunigunde
LAUG see Gunnlaug
LEIF see GunnlæifR
LEIK see Gunnleikr
LI see Gunli
LIS see Gunlis
LÖD see Gunnlǫð
MAJ see Gunmaj and Majgun
MAR see Gunnmarr
MARI see Gunmarie
MARR see Margunnur
MOR see Gunnemor
MUND see Gunnmundr
NOR see Norgunn
ODD see Oddgunn
REIF see GunnræifR
RIK see Gunrik
RUN see Kuntrun (German)
SIG see Siggunnr
SIV see Sivgun
SOL see Solgun
STEIN see Gunnstæinn
UNN see Gunnuðr
ULF see GunnulfR
VALD see Gunnvaldr
VAR see Gunnvarr
VARD see Gunnvarðr
VEIG see Gunnveig
VI see Gunvi and Vígundr
VID see Gunnviðr
VÖR see Gunnvǫr
ÞJOF see Gunnþjófr
ÞOR see Gunnþór and Þórgunnr
ÞRUÐ see Gunnþrúðr

First Element Forms

Gum-
Gun-
Gund- Gundi-
Gunn- Gunne-
Gunt-
*Gunþa-
Gutn-
Gwnn-
Gynt- Günt-
Kunt-

Last Element Forms

-gon
-guðr
-gun
-gund -gunda -gunde -gundr
-gunn
-gunna -gunnr -gunnur
-gyð -gyth
-i
-iita -iitta -it -ita -ith -itha -ithe

References

  1. Wilfried Seibicke: Historisches Deutsches Vornamenbuch (Band 1-4)
  2. Lena Peterson: Nordiskt runnamnslexikon (2002)
  3. Kristoffer Kruken og Ola Stemshaug: Norsk Personnamnleksikon (1995)
  4. Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn (1979)
  5. Wilhelm Schlaug: Die altsächsischen Personennamen vor dem Jahre 1000 (1962)