Gunter

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Variant of GÜNTHER.

GüNTHER   male   German, Germanic Mythology
From the Germanic name Gundahar, derived from the elements gund "war" and hari "army, warrior". This was the name of a semi-legendary 5th-century Burgundian king. He appears in the Germanic saga the 'Nibelungenlied', which has him wooing the Icelandic queen Brünhild. He wins her hand in marriage with the help of the hero Siegfried. He ultimately betrays Siegfried, but Siegfried's widow Kriemhild (Günther's sister) takes her revenge upon him.
EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT GERMANIC: Gundahar
ANCIENT SCANDINAVIAN: Gunnarr
DANISH: Gunnar
GERMAN: Günter, Günther, Gunther
GERMANIC MYTHOLOGY: Gundahar, Günther
NORSE MYTHOLOGY: Gunnar, Gunnarr
NORWEGIAN: Gunnar
SWEDISH: Gunnar