Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gunther

/ˈɡʌnθɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.99 in modern English

Syllables: gun-ther
IPA: /ˈɡʌnθɚ/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A male given name from German.

name

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰen- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰéntis Proto-Germanic *gunþiz Proto-Indo-European *ker-der. Proto-Indo-European *kóryos Proto-Germanic *harjaz Proto-Germanic *Gunþiharjaz Proto-West Germanic *Gunþihari Old High German Gundheri German Guntherbor. English Gunther Borrowed from German Gunther. Compare variants: Gunter, Günter, Guenter, Günther, Guenther, Ginter, Ginther.

Rhymes With

hunter punter bunter munter grunter fronter chunter

Questions

How do you pronounce gunther?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡʌnθɚ/.
What does gunther mean?: A male given name from German.
Where does gunther come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰen- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰéntis Proto-Germanic *gunþiz Proto-Indo-European *ker-der. Proto-Indo-European *kóryos Proto-Germanic *harjaz Proto-Germanic *Gunþiharjaz Proto-West Germanic *Gunþihari Old High German Gundheri German Guntherbor. English Gunther Borrowed from German Gunther. Compare variants: Gunter, Günter, Guenter, Günther, Guenther, Ginter, Ginther.

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