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Usage
Old Norse
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Origin and Meaning
Old Norse younger form of *Gunþa-harjaR (see *Gunþiharjaz) (see also -r) [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Related Names
See also Gunde, Gunderus, Gunnerius, Gunnerus
Combinations
For combinations see GUNNAR (name element)
Further Information
Earliest Documented Usage
Namesakes
- Gunnarr á Hlíðarenda (Gunnarr Hámundarson, 10th Century Icelandic chieftain). He features prominently in the first half of Njáls saga, which tells of the chain of events ultimately leading to his death in battle.
Statistics
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Country | Commonness
| Total | Female ♀ | Male ♂ |
|
| as main name# | also middle name& | as main name# | also middle name& | as main name# | also middle name& |
---|
Denmark[8] |
|
1 |
n.a. |
0 |
n.a. |
1 |
n.a. |
Iceland[9] |
|
1 |
1 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
Sweden[10] |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Norway[11] |
|
0 |
n.a. |
0 |
n.a. |
0 |
n.a. |
Finland[12] |
|
n.a. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Greenland[13] |
|
0 |
0 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
#: count of main first name only |
&: count of both main and additional first names |
Name counts are approximate as statistics normally is not published for names given to less than 3 or 5 persons per country. |
No recent statistics trend found in databases for Gunnarr.
References
- ↑ Lena Peterson: Nordiskt runnamnslexikon (2007)
- ↑ Árni Dahl: Navnabókin (2005)
- ↑ Kristoffer Kruken og Ola Stemshaug: Norsk Personnamnleksikon (1995)
- ↑ Kristian Hald: Personnavne i Danmark - Oldtiden (1971)
- ↑ Gulbrand Alhaug: 10 001 navn - Norsk fornavnleksikon (2011)
- ↑ Lena Peterson: Lexikon över urnordiska personnamn (2004)
- ↑ Mannanafnaskrá at island.is, http://www.island.is
- ↑ Danmarks Statistik, National statistics office of Denmark, http://www.dst.dk
- ↑ Hagstofa Íslands, National statistics office of Iceland, http://www.hagstofan.is/
- ↑ Statistiska Centralbyrån, National statistics office of Sweden, http://www.scb.se/
- ↑ Statistisk Sentralbyrå, National statistics office of Norway, http://www.ssb.no
- ↑ Väestörekisterikeskus, National Population Register Centre of Finland, http://www.vrk.fi
- ↑ Grønlands Statistik, Statistics office of Greenland, http://www.stat.gl/