Gunnvǫr

See also: Gunnvor, Gunnvör, and Gunnvør

Old Norse

Etymology

The first part is Old Norse gunnr (“battle”), from Proto-Germanic *gunþiz. The second part is vǫr. Probably derived from the Old Norse adjective varr (“careful, wise, loyal”), cognate to the Gothic adjective 𐍅𐌰𐍂𐍃 (wars, “cautious”). Alternatively, vǫr is cognate to Proto-Germanic *wari- (“warrior”).

Proper noun

Gunnvǫr f

  1. A female given name.

Descendants

References
  • Eivind Vågslid, Norderlendske fyrenamn, 1988, →ISBN
  • Roland Otterbjörk, Svenska förnamn, Stockholm 1964
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