The name, in various forms, shows up in medieval Frankish and Germanic literature as the name of important legendary and semi-legendary kings.
- Austria
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- Latin
- ● 1074x1087 Guntherus (nom) UrkStyria 77;
c1075 Guntheri (gen) ibid. 78;
1103 Guntheri (nom) ibid. 95;
c1130 Gunther (nom) ibid. 124;
1277 Gunthero (abl) FRA-XXXL 355
- Belgium
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- Latin
- ● 1106 Gontero (abl) CartStBert 2
- Czech Republic
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- Middle High German
- ● 1318 Gvnther (nom) Rössler1 45
- Finland
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- Early Modern Swedish
- ● 1555 Kunnars (gen) Audén1980 p. 165
- France
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- Latin
- ● c823 Guntarius (nom) irminon-vol2 35, Palatiolum,
Gunterii (gen) ibid. 38, Wan,
Guntharius (nom) ibid. 66;
1030 Gunterius (nom) StVdM-II 678;
c1035 Gunterius (nom) ibid. 668;
1067x1086 Gunterio (dat) CartNDSaintes XIV;
1101 Gonteri (gen) CartSPL1 X;
1101x1129 Gunterius (nom) CartStPC XXXII;
1105x1113 Gonteri (gen) CartSPL1 XII;
a1116 Gunterius (nom) CartStPC XX;
1138x62 Gunterii (gen) clairvaux-12thc 74;
1138x1162 Gunterio (abl) ibid. 91;
1147 Gonterius (nom) ibid. 14,
Gunterus (nom) ibid. 15;
a1163 Gunterus (nom) ibid. 97;
1164 Gunterus (nom) ibid. 121;
1171 Gunterus (nom) ibid. 140;
1178 Gunteri (gen) ibid. 167;
1179 Guntero (abl) ibid. 178;
1301 Gonterus (nom) MemPic-vol17 p. 211
- Old French
- ● 1296 Gontier paris1296 p. 32;
1313 Gontier Paris1313 p. 123
- Middle French
- ● 1364 Gontier ActsCharlesV no. 3;
1365 Gontier ibid. no. 297;
1366 Gontier ibid. no. 300
- Germany
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- Latin
- ● 822x875 Guntharius (nom) TradCorb §40;
858 Guntharii (gen) OrkGZ no. 48;
1016 Guntherius (nom) UrkStyria 37;
1018 Guntherius (nom) quix-vol1 57;
1020 Cuntherius (nom) UrkStyria 40,
Guntherius (nom) ibid. 39,
quix-vol1 23;
1023 Guntherius (nom) UrkStyria 41;
1135 Gunterus (nom) quix-vol1 95;
1206 Guntherus (nom) hennes-vol1 7;
1207 Guntherus (nom) ibid. 8;
1212 Guntherus (nom) ibid. 12;
1230 Guntherus (nom) ibid. p. 91;
1234 Guntherus (nom) ibid. 91;
1256 Guntherus (nom) UrkMeck1 no. XLVII;
1278 Gunterus (nom) hennes-vol1 264;
1283 Gonterus (nom) UrkMeck1 no. LXXVIII;
1426 Guntherum (acc) mairhofer DCCXXIII,
Guntherus (nom) ibid. DCCXXIII
- Italy
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- Latin
- ● 1226 Güntherus (nom) hennes-vol1 70
- Poland
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- Latin
- ● 1228 Guntherus (nom) hennes-vol1 p. 81
Cite as: R. Le Get, S.L. Uckelman. "Gunther". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2021, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2021/1/name/Gunther.