Gunther

German

"battle warrior"

Gunther Origin and Meaning

The name Gunther is a boy's name of German origin meaning "battle warrior".

When it's spelled with two dots over the 'u' in German, Gunther is pronounced GUWN-ter, but it has a much softer sound when the 'h' is voiced by English-speakers, as it was, for example, for the name of a character in Friends.

Gunther has never been as well used in this country as the Scandinavian version, Gunnar, which now ranks at Number 502, making Gunther all the more distinctive.

Well-known Gunthers include German novelist Gunt(h)er Grass and the character in the German epic poem Die Nibelungenlied, which formed the basis for Richard Wagner's Ring cycle of operas. 

Popularity of the name Gunther

• 1165 Nameberry 2023

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Famous People Named Gunther

• Gunther Alexander Schuller American composer
• Gunther Cunningham American NFL football coach
• Gunther Erich Rothenberg German military historian
• Gunther von Hagens (born Gunther Gerhard Liebchen) German anatomist
• Gunther Plüschow German aviator
• Bill Istvan Günther Skarsgård Swedish actor

The name Gunther in Pop Culture

• Gunther a German soldier in the film 'War Horse'.
• Gunther recurring character on the TV show "Friends"
• Gunther penguin on TV show "Adventure Time"
• Gunther Hessenheffer character on Disney's "Shake It Up!"
• Gunther Goth character in "The Sims 3" computer game
• Gunther Berger character in newspaper comic strip "Luann"