Gonxar
Galician
Etymology
From Latin Gundiari, genitive of Gundiarius,[1] from a Suevic or Gothic personal name, from a compound *Gunþiharjaz, from Proto-Germanic *gunþiz (“battle”) and *harjaz (“army, warrior”).[2] Compate with German Günther and Old Norse Gunnar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡonˈʃaɾ/
Proper noun
Gonxar m
- A village in Agar, A Estrada, Pontevedra, Galicia.
Related terms
- Gontar
- Gonzar
- Gunxar
References
- “Gonxar” in Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Aquén. Vigo: Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017.
- “Gonçar” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
- "Gondiarius" in Gallaeciae Monumenta Historica.
- Cf. Piel, Joseph M.; Kremer, Dieter (1976) Hispano-gotisches Namenbuch, Heidelberg: Carl Winter - Universitätsverlag, →ISBN, p. 164.