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View Name: Werner


WERNER
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
PRONOUNCED: VER-ner (German), VER-nər (Dutch), WER-nər (Dutch)   [key]
Meaning & History
From a Germanic name derived from warin "guard" combined with hari "army".
Related Names
VARIANTS: Verner (Swedish), Verner (Norwegian), Verner (Danish)
DIMINUTIVES: Wetzel, Wessel (German)
OTHER LANGUAGES: Warinhari (Ancient Germanic), Wessel (Frisian)
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