Gutierre

Boy · Probably Germanic

Gutierre

Say it: goo-TYEH-rreh

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Meaning

Uncertain; probably Germanic, possibly related to Walter.

Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.

The source of the surname Gutiérrez.

Its wave through time

No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.

Through the ages

Used by

Spanish

Famous bearers

Gutierre de Cetina, Golden Age poet

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Where this comes from

Medieval Spanish and Portuguese chronicles and charters

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