Gunn

See also: gunn

English

Etymology

From Old Norse Gunnr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡʌn/
• Homophone: gun
• Rhymes: -ʌn

Proper noun

Gunn

1. A Scottish surname from Old Norse.
2. A hamlet in Lac Ste. Anne County, Alberta, Canada.
3. A suburb of Palmerston, Northern Territory, Australia.

Derived terms

• Gunn diode
• Marcus Gunn phenomenon

 

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse Gunnr.

Proper noun

Gunn f

1. a female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

• son of Gunn: Gunnarson
• daughter of Gunn: Gunnardóttir

Declension

	Singular
	Indefinite
Nominative	Gunn
Accusative	Gunn
Dative	Gunn
Genitive	Gunnar

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse Gunnr, from gunnr (“battle”). Also a short form of compound names containing the element.

Proper noun

Gunn f

1. a female given name from Old Norse

Related terms

• gunn (name element)

References

• Eivind Vågslid (1988) Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN, page 148

Scots

Etymology

From Middle English Gunn, from Old Norse Gunnr.

Proper noun

Gunn

1. a Scottish surname