Across the world, Gunther (Günther 
, Gunther , Гюнтер 
) is a widespread masculine given name. The forename Gunther is characteristic of Western Europe, particularly Germany, where it is a common boy's name, Austria, where it is quite a common boy's name, and Belgium. Very seldom, Gunther is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Gunther, Günther | Germany, Belgium, Austria, United States, France |
| Гюнтер | Kazakhstan, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, Ukraine |
| กุนเธอร์ | Thailand |
Gunther is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Gunther , the fictional character from the television series Friends; Gunther , the operatic character in the opera Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner; Gunther Magnuson ; Gunther , the operatic character in the opera Die Feen by Richard Wagner; a courtier from Tramond and Gunther , the operatic character in the opera Sigurd by Ernest Reyer; king of the Burgundians, among other works.
| gunther von merseburg German noble, DE (b. 949) |
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| gunther von meißen German archbishop, DE (b. 1000) |
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| gunther von bamberg German canon, DE (b. 1050) |
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| gunther von pairis German poet and historian, DE (b. 1150) |
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| gunther von andlau German abbot (11__-1170), DE (b. 1200) |
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| gunther vi, graf barby-muhlingen (b. 1417) |
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| gunther weiß (b. 1558) |
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| gunther scholz (b. 1642) |
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| gunther heinrich spohrmann (b. 1708) |
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| gunther kronecker Austrian composer, AT (b. 1803) |
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| gunther kalivoda CZ (b. 1815) |
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gunther plüschow German explorer (1886-1931), DE (b. 1886) |
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gunther langes Italian writer and journalist (1899-1972), IT (b. 1899) |
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gunther plaut German-born Canadian rabbi (1912-2012), CA (b. 1912) |
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| gunther schlösser CZ (b. 1860) |
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