Werner name meaning

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Updated: May 30th, 2024
Gender: Boy
Origin: Old High German and Germanic
Usage: German, Dutch, English, Scandinavian, Icelandic, Finnish, Swedish, Danish and Norwegian
Pronunciation: VER-ner
Meaning: Warni, Army, Warrior, Protect and Armed, Warn and Leaning Against the Trunk of the Warning
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What does Werner mean?

Meaning of Werner is Warni, Army, Warrior, Protect and Armed, Warn or Leaning Against the Trunk of the Warning is used substantially in Scandinavian, Finnish, English, Norwegian, Dutch, Swedish, Danish, Icelandic and German, a baby boy name is of Germanic and Old High German origin.

Werner is German form of Wernher. It is celebrated on April 19th.

How do I pronounce Werner?

One syllabled Werner is pronounced as VER-ner. The pronunciation choose to emphasis on first VER syllable. The other ways to say the name is we(r)-ner.

Variants of Werner

Warinheri, Guerino, Warin, Wernher, Waryn, Warren

How popular is the name Werner?

Werner is a familiar baby name in United States, it has been in use since 1889 and was able to reach the top 700 names. In 1930, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 635 on boy names chart when 93 babies were named Werner.

There are over 3371 babies that have been given the name Werner in United States. Also, in France, it has been in use since 1900 and was able to reach the top 200 names.

In 1943, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 154 on boy names chart when 68 babies were given the name Werner. There are over 1174 babies that have been given the name Werner in France.

Werner is a rare baby name in Belgium there is very thin chances of it still being given. However things change on global perspective, Werner is extremely popular in Germany where every 1 in 110 have the name.

Also the baby name is popular in Austria, South Africa and Brazil. According to our evaluation, at least 1140000 people have been bestowed Werner around the globe.

YearRankBirths
2023121905
2022773510
2021703711
2019675912
201896537
2017708611
2016604714
2015748710
201487758
201381119
View more ▾View full list ▾[1] Source: Social Security Administration

Facts

Werner in Nordic countries

CountriesMenWomen
First NameSecondary NameFirst NameSecondary Name
Netherlands24141380082
Finland123032550
Sweden3881897082
Norway481661082
Denmark518000

Numerological analysis of Werner

Sometimes you fear the stupidest things while other times you act fearless and surprise others, even yourself. Follow your gut, not people. But you never change your style as trends change because you are faithful to your individuality. You hate being in the center of attention but somehow you always are because of your aura and charming expression. You don't depend on anyone's understanding and support.

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  •  Dietmar - Rare boy name Dietmar is of Germanic and Old High German origin, meaning of Dietmar is "People or Well-Known" is used particulary in German and Danish languages
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  •  Fabian - Pleasing and Ever lasting unisex name Fabian means "A Bean or Bean Grower" that originated from Roman and Latin is predominantly used in Finnish and English. Widespread name Fabian managed to bag 390th position in baby boy names list in 2018 in United States

Famous people named Werner

  • Werner Seelenbinder, German communist and wrestler
  • Werner Wolff, German-born conductor and musicologist
  • Werner Eggerath, East German author and communist politician
  • Werner Bruschke, East German politician and member of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany
  • Werner Münch, German politician
  • Werner Finck, German 'Kabarett' comedian, actor and author
  • Werner Höfer, German journalist
  • Werner Jaeger, classicist of the 20th century
  • Werner Emmanuel Bachmann, American chemist
  • Werner Munzinger, Swiss administrator and explorer of the Horn of Africa
  • Werner Hegemann, internationally known city planner
  • Werner Bischof, Swiss photographer and photojournalist
  • Werner Seligmann, architect, urban designer and educator
  • Werner Villinger, Nazi German psychiatrist, neurologist
  • Werner von Urslingen, mercenary of German-speaking origins
  • Werner Heyde, German psychiatrist
  • Werner Rolevinck, Carthusian monk and historian
  • Werner Aspenström, Swedish poet
  • Werner Egk, German composer
  • Werner March, German architect, son of Otto March
  • Werner Munter, mountain guide
  • Werner Schwab, Austrian playwright and visual artist
  • Werner Peiner, German painter
  • Werner Drechsler, He was stationed on which was sunk off the Azores
  • Werner Gitt, German engineer and young earth creationist
  • Werner Kutzelnigg, prominent theoretical chemist
  • Werner Lueg, West German middle distance runner
  • Werner Greuter, Professor Dr
  • Werner Schildhauer, retired German track and field athlete,
  • Werner Christie, Norwegian politician for the Labour Party
  • Werner Teske, Hauptmann of the Ministry for State Security of East Germany
  • Werner Hoeger, professor emeritus of exercise science at Boise State University and author of nine different "fitness & wellness" textbooks
  • Werner Ploberger, Austrian economist
  • Werner Naumann, was State Secretary
  • Werner Otto Leuenberger, Swiss painter, illustrator
  • Werner von Orseln, 17th Grand Master of the Teutonic Order
  • Werner II, Count of Habsburg, and a progenitor of the royal House of Habsburg
  • Werner I, was bishop of Strasbourg
  • Werner Hug, Swiss chess player
  • Werner Caskel, German historian of Muslim people
  • Werner Aisslinger, German furniture designer
  • Werner Franke, professor of cell and molecular biology at the German Cancer Research Center
  • Werner Heisenberg, German theoretical physicist and one of the key pioneers of quantum mechanics
  • Werner von Siemens, German inventor and industrialist
  • Werner Forssmann, physician from Germany
  • Werner Sombart, German economist and sociologist
  • Werner Arber, Swiss microbiologist and geneticist
  • Werner Boy, German mathematician
  • Werner Israel, physicist, author, researcher
  • Werner Fenchel, mathematician
  • Werner Herzog, German film director, screenwriter, author, actor
  • Werner Erhard, American author and lecturer
  • Werner Klemperer, German-American stage, film
  • Werner Koch, German free software developer
  • Werner von Haeften, Oberleutnant in the Wehrmacht
  • Werner von Blomberg, German 'Generalfeldmarschall', Minister of War
  • Werner Baumbach, German bomber pilot during World War II
  • Werner Henke, commander of

Sources

  1. Social Security Administration, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html
  2. Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2540004
  3. Sociale Verzekeringsbank, https://statbel.fgov.be/en/themes/population/family-names-and-first-names/first-names-boys-and-girls
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