Gunda (name)

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Gunda is a unisex given name and a surname. In Scandinavia it is used as a feminine given name and is the derivative of the German names ending in -gund such as Hildegund. [1] It was a common name for girls in the Scandinavian countries in the late nineteenth century. [1]

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  1. 1 2 Nancy L. Coleman; Olav Veka (2010). A Handbook of Scandinavian Names. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 7. ISBN   9780299248338.