Gunev (geminine: Guneva) is a Slavic surname of multiple origins. As a Russian patronymic surname, it may be derived from the nickname "Gunya", "Gun", the noun derived from the archaic verb gunit (гунить) meaning to tell and other dialectal meanings.Гунить, In: Vladimir Dal, Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language The nickname gave rise to a number of other surnames: Guneyev, Gunin, Gunkin, Gunkov, Gunyayev.Ganzhina, I. M. (2001) Словарь современных русских фамилий. Moscow: Astrel. p. 146 . Notable people withe the name include:
Vasil Gunev, Macedonian footballer Desislav Gunev, Bulgarian track and field sprint athlete
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