Gunnar

Scandinavian variation of Gunther

"bold warrior"

Updated Wed Oct 01 2025

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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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