Gunne Coat of Arms and Surname Origin

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Meaning of the name

Spelling was not fixed until the modern era, so Gunn could easily become Gunne. Surname dictionaries give the meaning as “Battle”.

Gunne adds “e” to Gunn, a small change that crept in as the name was written down. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. The same family of names includes Gun. Gunne sounds close to Guinn, so it can help to search both.

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