Werner

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Gender Masculine
Usage German, Dutch
Pronounced Pron. VEHR-nu(German) VEHR-nər(Dutch)

Meaning & History

From an Old German name derived from the element warin, related to war meaning "aware, cautious", combined with heri meaning "army". This was the name of a 13th-century boy from Oberwesel, Germany who was formerly regarded as a saint. He is no longer recognized as such by the Church. Another famous bearer was the German physicist Werner Heisenberg (1901-1976).