GUNNER  

Gender: M
Origin: Scandinavian variation of GUNTHER
Meaning: "bold warrior"

Popularity in 2008: #471

The kind of nouveau macho name favored by NRA-leaning parents. Gunnar is another spelling that makes the name a bit less militaristic.

Gunner is being discussed in our message boards:

• How Important is following a sibset?
• Names in Your Child's Class/Daycare/Playgroup
• Names heard about town in the last week or so
• Jasper and Eve or Nicholas and Eviana?
• Patriotic names?

Read Nameberry blog posts about Gunner:

• BAD BOY NAMES
• NEW SURNAME NAMES FOR BOYS
• BABY NAME TRENDS: View from the Peak