"Gunther" meaning in English

See Gunther in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈɡʌnθɚ/, /ˈɡʌntɚ/, /ˈɡuːnθɚ/, /ˈɡuːntɚ/
Rhymes: -ʌntə(ɹ) Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰen- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰéntis Proto-Germanic *gunþiz Proto-Indo-European *ker-der. Proto-Indo-European *kóryos Proto-Germanic *harjaz Proto-Germanic *Gunþiharjaz Proto-West Germanic *Gunþihari Old High German Gundheri German Guntherbor. English Gunther Borrowed from German Gunther. Compare variants: Gunter, Günter, Guenter, Günther, Guenther, Ginter, Ginther. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:bor|de:Gunther|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰen- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰéntis Proto-Germanic *gunþiz Proto-Indo-European *ker-der. Proto-Indo-European *kóryos Proto-Germanic *harjaz Proto-Germanic *Gunþiharjaz Proto-West Germanic *Gunþihari Old High German Gundheri German Guntherbor. English Gunther [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*gʷʰen-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-tis", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*gʷʰéntis", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*gunþiz", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*ker-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*kóryos", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*harjaz", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*Gunþiharjaz", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*Gunþihari", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old High German", "term" : "Gundheri", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "goh" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "German", "term" : "Gunther", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "de" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "Gunther", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="Gunther"> Borrowed from German Gunther. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Gunther
  1. A male given name from German.
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  2. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Gunther-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
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      "ipa": "/ˈɡʌntɚ/"
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