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 [ syll. günthe-r ] The boy name Günther is largely used in German and it is derived from Germanic origins. Two-element name derived from the words 'gund' and 'heri' with the meanings fight and army, warrior respectively. The name was borne by the Bavarian monk, Gunther of Bohemia (955-1045), contributing to the adoption of the name in medieval times. The name was also borne by a semi-legendary king of Burgundy of the early 5th century, whose story was also told in the epic poem, the Nibelungenlied. The story was later adapted for the Richard Wagner opera Götterdämmerung (1876) as the last of the four operas that comprise The Ring of the Nibelung, promoting a revival of the name among English speakers in the 19th century. Guenter (German), Guenther (German), Gun (English), Gunar (Scandinavian), Gunnar (English and Scandinavian), Gunner (English), Gunter (English, French, and German), Guntero (Italian), Gunthar (English), and Gunther (English and German) are variant forms of Günther. Günter (spelling variant in German) is another form of the name. Günther is not popular as a baby boy name. It is listed outside of the top 1000. In 2008, within the family of boy names directly related to Günther, Gunner (English) was the most commonly used. Baby names that sound like Günther include Gunther (English and German), Guenter (German), Guenther (German), Gunter (English, French, and German), Günter (German), Guntero (Italian), and Gunthar (English).   |
