Gontran (given name)
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Language | French |
| Name day | 28 March (France)[1] |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Germanic |
| Other names | |
| Derived | From the Germanic elements gunþi/gunda ('battle', 'war') and hram ('raven').[1] |
| Related names | Gontrand, Guntram, Gunthram |
Gontran is a French-language masculine given name of Germanic origin, derived from the elements gunþi/gunda ('battle', 'war') and hram ('raven')[1]
People with the given name Gontran include:
- Saint Gontrand (c. 532–592), king of the Kingdom of Orléans
- Gontran Boson (c. 545–587), Frankish duke
- Gontran Cherrier (b. 1978), French baker and pastry chef, cookbook author, TV presenter, and entrepreneur
- Gontran Hamel (1883–1944), French phycologist
- Gontran de Poncins (1900–1962), French writer and adventurer