Meaning 
The name Gunnar has the following meaning: A bold warrior or soldier.
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.
Popularity 
As a baby boy name, Gunnar is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 561 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).
In 2009, the name Gunnar fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 9 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 551 in the Top 1000 charts.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Gunnar in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Pronunciation  The name Gunnar is pronounced as gun-nur Origins  Related names  The following names are baby names related to Gunnar and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Gunnar: Boys - Soren, Girls - Dahlia, Both genders - Dyre, Eric, Harold
Variants 
Popular Variants for the name Gunnar: Guenter, Guenther, Gun, Gunner (Scandinavian), Gunnir, Gunnor, Gunnur, Gunnyr, Guntar, Gunter, Guntero, Gunthar, Gunther
Style 
We think the name Gunnar should fall under the following style category: German. See other German boy names
Impression 
Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Gunnar to be: Tall, dark and handsome sophisticate trendy social climberIn one word, you might describe Gunnar as a(n) " handsome" person. See other "handsome" names for boys.
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