Günther

See also: Gunther and Guenther

German

Alternative forms

Günter

Etymology

A medieval variant of Gunther, from Old High German gund (“battle”) + heri (“army”), from Proto-West Germanic *Gunþihari, from Proto-Germanic *Gunþiharjaz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡʏntɐ/
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Proper noun

Günther

a male given name, popular from the 1920s to the 1940s

Proper noun

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a surname originating as a patronymic

See also

Ginter, Ginther (ü, ue > i) (the i is the near-close near-front unrounded vowel [ɪ])
Guenter, Guenther (the ue is an alternative spelling of ü, the near-close near-front rounded vowel [ʏ])
Gunter, Gunther (the u is the near-close near-back rounded vowel [ʊ])

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