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♂ Gunner
What does Gunner mean?
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".
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)
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.
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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