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Gunner

What does Gunner mean?

Gunner Pronunciation of Gunner as a name for boys is of Old Norse origin, and Gunner means "battler, warrior". Gunner is a variant form of Gunnar (Old Norse): from Old Norse gunnr "strife".

STARTS/ENDS WITH Gu-, -er

ASSOCIATED WITH norse, warrior

Variations

OTHER FORMS VIA GUNNAR Guenter, Guenther, Gun, Gunn, Gunne, Gunners, Guntar, Gunter, Guntero, Gunthar, Gunther, Guntur

CREATIVE FORMS
(male)

(female)


MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Gunner Antoine (G.A.), ..

How popular is Gunner?

Gunner is a rare first name for males but a very popular surname for all people (#29142 out of 150436, Top 19%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)

Gunner was first listed in 1991 and reached its peak rank of #235 in the U.S. in 2014, and is presently at #282. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Gunner name in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Gunner outside U.S.

Which version is better?

The only other prominent alternative form of Gunner (#282 LAST YEAR) ranked in the Top 2000 is Gunnar (#470). These relations of Gunner were at the peak of their popularity less than a decade ago (MEDIAN #312) and are almost as popular today (#376, 18.4% LESS USAGE). Gunnar and Gunner are two of the more fashionable names for newborns in this compilation.



Top 2000 baby names ranking of Gunner, Gunnar in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Gunner and related baby names outside U.S.

Similar Names

Gunner is alike in pronunciation to Gainer, Gainor, Gayner, Gaynnor and Gaynor. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Ander, Anker, Banner, Bonner, Buhler, Buster, Butler, Conner, Cuyler, Dayner, Denver, Dunne, Ender, Gaer, Gaine, Gannet, Gannett, Gardner, Garner, Garnet, Garnier, Gasper, Gautier, Gayler, Gaynes, Gene, Gennaro, Ger, Giannes, Gianney (see Gian), Gomer, Greer, Greger, Guinn, Gulzar, Gunnleif, Gur, Heiner, Hunter, Joyner, Juniper, Kenner, Konner, Lander, Luther, Miner, Mouneer, Muller, Muneer, Rainer, Rayner, Regner, Reiner, Renier, Rutger, Sander, Sender, Skinner, Stoner, Sumner, Sunney, Tanier, Tanner, Tucker, Tupper, Turner, Verner, Wagner, Warner and Werner. These names tend to be more frequently used than Gunner.

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