Gunther

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɡʊntə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(gun′thər for 1, 3; gŏŏn′tər for 2)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Gun•ther  (gun′thər for 1, 3; gŏŏn′tər for 2),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Biographical John, born 1901, U.S. journalist and author.
  2. Mythology(in the Nibelungenlied) a king of Burgundy and the husband of Brunhild, beheaded by Kriemhild in her revenge for the murder of Siegfried. Cf. Gunnar.
  3. a male given name.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Gunther / ˈɡʊntə/
  1. (in the Nibelungenlied) a king of Burgundy, allied with Siegfried, who won for him his wife Brunhild. He corresponds to Gunnar in Norse mythology
'Gunther' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Brunhild - Grassman - Gunnar - Kriemhild - Nibelung - Nibelungenlied - Schuller - Siegfried

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