Gun
Swedish
"battle; war"
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Gun Origin and Meaning
The name Gun is a girl's name meaning "battle; war".
Derived from the Old Norse word gunnr, Gun is a unisex name in Sweden and currently the 75th most common female name in the country. In Norse mythology, Gun (sometimes spelled Gunn) was a valkyrie. She rode alongside two other valkyries named Rota and Skuld, atop a wolf.
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