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View Name: Wolfgang


WOLFGANG
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: German, Ancient Germanic, History
PRONOUNCED: VAWLF-gahng (German), WUWLF-gang (English)   [key]
Meaning & History
Derived from the Germanic elements wulf meaning "wolf" and gang "path". Two famous bearers of this name were Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) and German novelist and poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832).
Related Names
VARIANT: Vulfgang (Ancient Germanic)
DIMINUTIVE: Wolf (German)
OTHER LANGUAGES: Wolf (Jewish)



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