Gunnar
Americannoun
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Scandinavian Legend. the husband of Brynhild: corresponds to Gunther in the Nibelungenlied.
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a male given name.
noun
Etymology
Origin of Gunnar
< Old Norse Gunnarr, equivalent to gunn battle + herr master; compare Gundaharius, Latinized form of a Burgundian personal name
Example Sentences
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Chief Financial Officer Gunnar Wiedenfels is also slated to take $120 million worth of cash, stock and other benefits with him.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026
Gunnar Henderson and Roman Anthony each hit solo home runs in the fourth inning, and five relievers shut out the Dominican over the final 4⅔ innings.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026
A pair of fourth-inning homers by Baltimore Orioles infielder Gunnar Henderson and Boston Red Sox outfielder Roman Anthony didn’t seem like nearly enough.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026
He is the third United manager to achieve that, following Sir Matt Busby in 1946 and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in 2019.
From BBC • Feb. 1, 2026
When we go downtown, we go to the fabric store, where the white woman knows my grandmother from back in Anderson, asks, How's Gunnar doing and your girls in New York?
From "Brown Girl Dreaming" by Jacqueline Woodson
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