English: from the Old Norse female personal name
Gunvor, composed of the elements gunn ‘battle’ +
vor, the feminine form of varr ‘defender’, or
possibly from the Old Norse male personal name
Gunnarr.English: occupational name for an operator of
heavy artillery (see Gunn).Americanized spelling of
German Gönner, a habitational name for someone from any of
numerous places named Gönne.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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