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Gonthier

Quick answerThe given name 'Gonthier' means "battle-army" or "warrior," deriving from the Old Germanic elements *gund* ("battle") and *hari* ("army").

Germanic · Boy · 2 syllables

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Relative popularity index, 2010–2025
GenderBoy
US Rank#699
TrendVintage
Peak year1942
Syllables2
OriginGermanic
LanguageOld High German
CultureFrankish/French
ReligionChristianity
Numerology6 Chaldean 5
Global rank#699

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Historical popularity from 1880–2025 · US Social Security Administration data

About the name Gonthier

The given name 'Gonthier' means "battle-army" or "warrior," deriving from the Old Germanic elements *gund* ("battle") and *hari* ("army").

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Etymology

The given name 'Gonthier' means "battle-army" or "warrior," deriving from the Old Germanic elements *gund* ("battle") and *hari* ("army"). It is primarily used in French and German-speaking cultures, notably as a medieval given name and later surname, with historical ties to Frankish nobility and the spread of Christianity in Europe.

Gonthier currently ranks #699 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1942.

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