Gender: Masculine
Usage: Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Norse Mythology
Meaning
From the Old Norse name Gunnarr, which was derived from the elements gunnr “war” and arr “warrior” (making it a cognate of Günther). In Norse legend Gunnar was the husband of Brynhildr. He had his brother-in-law Sigurd murdered based on his wife’s false accusations that Sigurd had taken her virginity.