/gun"theuhr/ for 1, 3; /goon"teuhr/ for 2 , n.
1. John , born 1901, U.S. journalist and author.
2. (in the Nibelungenlied ) a king of Burgundy and the husband of Brunhild, beheaded by Kriemhild in her revenge for the murder of Siegfried. Cf. Gunnar .
3. a male given name.