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 𐍅𐌰𐍂 (war, “cautious”). Alternatively, vǫr is cognate to Proto-Germanic *wari- (“warrior”).

Proper noun

Gunnvǫr f

1. a female given name

Descendants

• Icelandic: Gunnvör
• Faroese: Gunnvør
• Norwegian: Gunnvor, Gunvor
• Swedish: Gunvor

References

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