Gunnar is a male first name of Nordic origin (Gunnarr in Old Norse). The name Gunnar means fighter, soldier, and attacker, but mostly is referred to by the Viking saying which means Brave and Bold warrior (gunnr "war" and arr "warrior").
Origin and Meaning. Old Norse name and byname. Old Norse grani = 'horse' (poet.), related to a word meaning 'beard', 'moustache' (see also GRAN) Horse.
Bork Name Meaning. Eastern German: habitational name from either of two places so named, in Pomerania and Lausitz, or from Borek in Upper Saxony; all are named with Slavic bor- 'pine', 'conifer'. German: patronymic from a pet form of a Slavic personal name such as Boroslaw (see Boris).
