Gunnar

[goon-nahr, goon-er]

noun

1. Scandinavian Legend.,  the husband of Brynhild: corresponds to Gunther in the Nibelungenlied.

2. a male given name.

Gunnar

/ ˈɡʊnɑː /

noun

1. Norse myth brother of Gudrun and husband of Brynhild, won for him by Sigurd. He corresponds to Gunther in the Nibelungenlied

Word History and Origins

Origin of Gunnar¹

< Old Norse Gunnarr, equivalent to gunn battle + herr master; compare Gundaharius, Latinized form of a Burgundian personal name

Example Sentences

Kerstin Gunilla Torbrand was born in Stockholm on Feb. 3, 1942 to Dagny and Gunnar Torbrand.

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Kershaw got knocked out of the game in the sixth, following a Gunnar Henderson single and RBI double from Emmanuel Rivera with two outs.

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Gunnar Henderson was hit by a pitch.

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Minimizing flaring permits is “not a priority in any sense” for the Railroad Commission, said Gunnar Schade, an associate professor of atmospheric sciences at Texas A&M University.

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Zaslav, the longtime Discovery executive, is jumping to the Warner Bros. side, while his lieutenant, Chief Financial Officer Gunnar Wiedenfels, will lead Discovery Global.

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