Gunnar
Scandinavian variation of Gunther
"bold warrior"
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Gunnar Origin and Meaning
The name Gunnar is a boy's name of Scandinavian origin meaning "bold warrior".
A key figure in Norse legend and a traditional Scandinavian favorite making inroads here.
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# 594 in the US
Gunnar Rank in US Top 1000
# 1363 on Nameberry
Gunnar Rank in Nameberry Top 1000
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Famous People Named Gunnar
- Gunnar SizemoreAmerican voice actor
- Gunnar Hámundarson aka Gunnar of HlíðarendiIcelandic chieftain
- Gunnar NelsonIcelandic mixed martial artist
- Gunnar EinarssonIcelandic footballer
- Gunnar PetersonAmerican celebrity physical trainer
- (Karl) Gunnar MyrdalSwedish economist; winner of the Nobel Prize
- (Johan) Gunnar GrenSwedish footballer
- Gunnar VingrenSwedish Pentecostal missionary
- Gunnar Fridtjof Thurmann Sønstebyleader of the Norwegian resistance in WWII
- Gunnar NilssonSwedish racing driver
- (Nils) Gunnar NordahlSwedish footballer
- Gunnar HeinsohnGerman author and sociologist
- Gunnar DeatherageAmerican fashion designer and contestant on "Project Runway"
- Gunnar Eric NelsonAmerican musician, son of actor/musician Ricky Nelson, twin brother of Matthew Gray Nelson
- Gunnar Esiason (b. 1991)son of NFL player Boomer Esiason
- Gunnar Tiga Peterson (b. 2000)son of reality TV personality Gervase Peterson ("Survivor")
- Gunnar Flowers (b. 2009)son of singer Brandon Flowers of The Killers
- Gunnar West Montana (b. 2014)son of country singer Randy Montana
- Gunnar Carmack Gray (b. 2015)son of baseball player Sonny Gray
- Gunnar Knox Klinkhammer (b. 2015)son of ice hockey player Rob Klinkhammer
The name Gunnar in Pop Culture
- Gunnar Scottcharacter on TV show "Nashville"
- Gunnarcharacter from the TV series "Sinbad"
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