Guntersville

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proper noun

A city, the county seat of Marshall County, Alabama, United States.

OriginFrench ville ← Middle French ville ← Old French ville →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A city, the county seat of Marshall County, Alabama, United States.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰen-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰéntis
  3. Proto-Germanic*gunþiz
  4. Proto-Indo-European*ker-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*kóryos
  6. Proto-Germanic*harjaz
  7. Proto-Germanic*Gunþiharjaz
  8. Proto-West Germanic*Gunþihari
  9. Old High GermanGundheri
  10. GermanGunther
  11. EnglishGunter
  12. Proto-Indo-European*weyḱ-
  13. Proto-Italic*weikslā
  14. Latinvīlla
  15. Old Frenchville
  16. Middle Frenchville
  17. Frenchville
  18. EnglishGuntersville

From Gunter + -s- + -ville, originally Gunter's Ferry and Gunter's Landing and founded by John Gunter.

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Cite this entry
APA

Guntersville. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Guntersville

MLA

“Guntersville.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Guntersville. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Guntersville,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Guntersville.

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