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Even if they like the name they should have spelled it the traditional way. Surely the meanings are strong enough if that's what they are trying to convey.

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Gunnar is a male first name of Nordic origin (Gunnarr in Old Norse[1]). 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").

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He’s not the first Gunner I’ve known.   I don’t think that name is as unusual in regional areas of the US as some might think.  It’s not a name I would ever choose, but I’m not horrified by it.   He’s got a normal middle name if he chooses to use that later 

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Gunnar seems to be what fundies consider a manly, patriot name if they haven't gone the strictly biblical name route.

Jill's severely paralyzed sister Amy has an older boy named Gunnar.

We went to see the grandkids play little league last week and at one point pitchers for both teams were named Gunnar. Both dad's were wearing american flag/2nd amendment message shirts.  🙄

 

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  On 5/21/2023 at 5:02 PM, mythoughtis said:

He’s not the first Gunner I’ve known.   I don’t think that name is as unusual in regional areas of the US as some might think.  It’s not a name I would ever choose, but I’m not horrified by it.   He’s got a normal middle name if he chooses to use that later 

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This seems to be a popular name around here.  The lady who works at the vet office named her new son Gunnar.  Personally, I have not seen it spelled with an "e", but it is not that odd of a name.  Growing up in a Scandinavian community, I knew several Gunnars (and Lars, and Erik and Herbert)

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  On 5/21/2023 at 5:52 PM, crazy8s said:

Gunnar seems to be what fundies consider a manly, patriot name if they haven't gone the strictly biblical name route.

Jill's severely paralyzed sister Amy has an older boy named Gunnar.

We went to see the grandkids play little league last week and at one point pitchers for both teams were named Gunnar. Both dad's were wearing american flag/2nd amendment message shirts.  🙄

 

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They didn't even spell it correctly.

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  On 5/21/2023 at 5:56 PM, xwordfanatik said:

One of the Nelson twins (the 50's teen idol Ricky Nelson) is named Gunnar.  I'm not sure how they spelled it.  

Too bad if he ends up looking like JB.  His other grandad is no looker, either.

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Ricky Nelson's son is Gunnar.  I believe his wife at the time, Kristen, was of Scandinavian descent and it was a family name.

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Scandinavian people I know pronounce more like a cross between  "Gooner" and Guhnner.  There is also Gunther (I have known several).  There have been many times at the hospital  that I wanted to tell parents that they were spelling the baby's name wrong, which I'm sure they didn't mean to do, but we were not allowed to.  Robbertt is one I remember.  The parents were from Southeast Asia and wanted their son to have an American name.  At least they tried.  Joy has no excuse, except that she has very little education.  If you are going to use a trendy name you should probably know how to spell it.

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  On 5/21/2023 at 7:07 PM, GeeGolly said:

I don't dislike the name Gunnar. Its sounds nice and its not Brax or Dax, etc. I just think now is not the time to be naming a kid with a name in anyway related to bullet shooting weapons.

Archer is a fine name, but we can do without Beretta, Gauge, Colt or Magnum and certainly AR15, and Gunner.

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If they used a magnum little Gunner wouldn’t exist 🤣

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  On 5/21/2023 at 10:58 PM, CalicoKitty said:

He is a cute baby, but my heart breaks for him because he will grow up uneducated with little hope for a productive future.  He deserves better.

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This is already borne out in how Joy is "homeschooling" 5 year old Giddy. That poor kid seems seriously delayed, and his parents are doing nothing to help him. 

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  On 5/21/2023 at 11:14 PM, madpsych78 said:

Being the early 90s teen that I was, I think "guy with long hair" when I think of the name Gunnar. As in Gunnar Nelson from the band Nelson. Yeah, I realize his name is spelled slightly different but my point still stands, which is that I always felt like "Gunnar" was such a metal name.

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when I see them, I remember how one of them said to tell them apart, "Matthew with the bangs, Gunnar with the one length hair. LOL!

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  On 5/19/2023 at 8:41 PM, ginger90 said:

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Austin looks like some weirdo in off the street that jumped into the pic before taking off.  

  On 5/21/2023 at 11:14 PM, madpsych78 said:

Being the early 90s teen that I was, I think "guy with long hair" when I think of the name Gunnar. As in Gunnar Nelson from the band Nelson. Yeah, I realize his name is spelled slightly different but my point still stands, which is that I always felt like "Gunnar" was such a metal name.

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I was at the MTV Music Awards in 1987 and 1988.  At one of them I saw these two jamming pizza down their gullet.  Looked like poseurs.  They were always kind of a joke.

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Birth video.  (Warning:  There is some JimBob in this.)

 

Musings:

Austin seems like a good dad, letting the kids jump all over him.

Joy still enjoys the dirty-sole look.  (Check out the bottom of her feet in the bed.)

Michelle looks good in this video.  Different make-up?  Weight gain?  Her's hair's pulled back which definitely makes a difference.

JB says they now have 15 boys and 15 girls (and Katy will be the tie-breaker).  

 

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