Gunther

American

[guhn-ther, goon-ter] / ˈgʌn θər, ˈgʊn tər /

noun

John, 1901–1970, U.S. journalist and author.
(in theNibelungenlied ) a king of Burgundy and the husband of Brunhild, beheaded by Kriemhild in her revenge for the murder of Siegfried.
a male given name.

Gunther British

/ ˈɡʊntə /

noun

(in the Nibelungenlied ) a king of Burgundy, allied with Siegfried, who won for him his wife Brunhild. He corresponds to Gunnar in Norse mythology

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“I think they killed it themselves, with chemicals. That’s a fact,” Gunther said.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

It was discovered by avocational fossil collector Lloyd Gunther and donated to the Kansas University Biodiversity Institute and Natural History Museum in 1981.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

Canadians were shocked and heartbroken for the two young pilots who died, Antoine Forest and Mackenzie Gunther, and deeply concerned about flight attendant Solange Tremblay and others who were injured.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Local media reported Forest was 30-years-old and from Québec, while Gunther graduated from Seneca Polytechnic in Toronto in 2023.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Since no one knew how to play them, Dorothée Gunther created instructional books to teach recorder to children.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

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