Gutt

Gutt is a Norwegian noun meaning "boy" or "young male child." It is used in everyday speech and in written Norwegian to refer to male children and adolescents. The word inflects for definite and plural forms: the indefinite singular is en gutt, the definite singular is gutten, the plural is gutter, and the definite plural is guttene. As a common gender noun, gutt typically refers to persons who are not adults.

In Norwegian, gutt is distinct from terms used for adult men and from words for girls. The word is neutral in tone and widely used in education, media, and literature when referring to boys. Like many everyday nouns, its usage can vary with dialect and register, but the standard forms above are broadly understood across Norwegian dialects and in Bokmål and Nynorsk variants.

Gutt can also appear as a surname in German-speaking and Jewish communities. As a surname, it is unrelated to the Norwegian word’s meaning and follows typical patterns of family names in those cultural contexts.