"Gunther" meaning in German

See Gunther in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈɡʊntɐ/ Audio: De-Gunther.ogg Forms: Gunter [alternative], Günter [alternative], Günther [alternative]
Etymology: From Old High German gund (“battle”) + heri (“army”), from Proto-Germanic *Gunþiharjaz. Name of a king in the Nibelungenlied, and of a medieval German saint. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|goh|-}} Old High German, {{af|goh|gund|heri|nocat=1|t1=battle|t2=army}} gund (“battle”) + heri (“army”), {{inh|de|gem-pro|*Gunþiharjaz}} Proto-Germanic *Gunþiharjaz Head templates: {{head|de|proper noun}} Gunther
  1. a male given name from Old High German Wikipedia link: Nibelungenlied
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