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Patronymic surname meaning 'son of Gunder', from the Old Norse 'Gunnarr' or its contracted form 'Gundr', composed of 'gunnr' (war, battle) and 'arr' (warrior, eagle) — thus 'battle warrior'. The name Gunnar was extremely popular in Norse and medieval Scandinavian society, borne by heroes in the Volsunga saga and Nibelungenlied traditions, and its contracted form Gunder generated the patronymic Gundersen in Norway. The surname is most frequent in the Telemark, Numedal, and Hallingdal valleys of central Norway, where the given name Gunder remained in use longer than in urban coastal communities.