Gunther

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/ˈɡʌnθɚ//ˈɡʌntɚ//ˈɡuːnθɚ//ˈɡuːntɚ/

proper noun

A male given name from German.

OriginGerman Gunther ← Old High German Gundheri ← Proto-West Germanic *Gunþihari →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A male given name from German.
  2. A surname.

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. EnglishGunther

Borrowed from German Gunther. Compare variants: Gunter, Günter, Guenter, Günther, Guenther, Ginter, Ginther.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Gunther

hunterpunterbuntergrunterchunterfronter
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Cite this entry
APA

Gunther. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gunther

MLA

“Gunther.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gunther. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gunther,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gunther.

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