Gunnar

Scandinavian variation of Gunther
"bold warrior"

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.

# 594 in the US

Gunnar Rank in US Top 1000

# 1363 on Nameberry

Gunnar Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Popularity of the name Gunnar

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Famous People Named Gunnar

  • Gunnar Sizemore
    American voice actor
  • Gunnar Hámundarson aka Gunnar of Hlíðarendi
    Icelandic chieftain
  • Gunnar Nelson
    Icelandic mixed martial artist
  • Gunnar Einarsson
    Icelandic footballer
  • Gunnar Peterson
    American celebrity physical trainer
  • (Karl) Gunnar Myrdal
    Swedish economist; winner of the Nobel Prize
  • (Johan) Gunnar Gren
    Swedish footballer
  • Gunnar Vingren
    Swedish Pentecostal missionary
  • Gunnar Fridtjof Thurmann Sønsteby
    leader of the Norwegian resistance in WWII
  • Gunnar Nilsson
    Swedish racing driver
  • (Nils) Gunnar Nordahl
    Swedish footballer
  • Gunnar Heinsohn
    German author and sociologist
  • Gunnar Deatherage
    American fashion designer and contestant on "Project Runway"
  • Gunnar Eric Nelson
    American 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 Scott
    character on TV show "Nashville"
  • Gunnar
    character from the TV series "Sinbad"

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