Origin of the name
Guttannen is the name of a meadow, which became the name of the municipality. It comes from the phrase ze den guoten tannen (by the good firs).
History
Guttannen is first mentioned in 1377 as Guotentannon.
During the Middle Ages it was part of the Vogtei of Hasli and the parish of
Meiringen 
. In 1334 the entire Vogtei was acquired by Bern.