Günter
Günter is a time-honored German masculine name of Germanic descent, also found as Gunther or Günther. Its legendary namesake features prominently as the Burgundian king in the medieval Song of the Nibelungs. It carries an assertive, noble character and maintains strong historical resonance.
Origin and etymology of the name
Scholarly onomastic and linguistic analysisA Germanic masculine name signifying a battle-ready warrior and army.
Detailed Slovak etymology analysis
Nemecká podoba germánskeho mena Gunther, utvoreného zo starohornonemeckých prvkov gund (boj) a heri (vojsko). Meno sa spája aj so starším burgundským menom Gundahar.
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Regional Central European form17 foreign variants
Česky, Anglicky, Maďarsky- •Mierna diakritika – v medzinárodnom styku sa ľahko prepisuje do základnej latinky.
- •Univerzálna výslovnosť – neobsahuje zhluky hlások náročné pre cudzincov.
- •Globálne rozšírené meno – má priame ekvivalenty vo viac než 10 svetových jazykoch.
Name days and calendars
Dates in Slovak and international calendarsV nemčine sa meno vyslovuje približne [gynter], presnejšie [ˈɡʏntɐ], so zaokrúhlenou prednou samohláskou [ʏ]. V slovenskom prostredí sa môže výslovnosť prispôsobiť pravopisu ako [günter].
Grammar & Cases
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Affectionate and family nicknamesNotable figures named Günter
18People connected to this name according to Wikidata and editorial sources.
German novelist, poet, playwright, illustrator, graphic artist, and sculptor (1927-2015)
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