Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Werner

WERNER

GENDER: Masculine

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

VARIANT: Verner (Scandinavian)

DIMINUTIVES: Wetzel, Wessel (German)

OTHER LANGUAGES: Warinhari (Ancient Germanic), Wessel (Frisian)

Popularity

United States

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