Werner

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English

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Werner (plural Werners)

  1. A surname from German.

Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Werner is the 1,013th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 34,488 individuals. Werner is most common among White (95.24%) individuals.

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German

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Etymology

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Germanic: *waraz (cautious; heedful; wary; watchful) + *harjaz (army; army leader); roughly equivalent to English Warner.

Pronunciation

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Werner

  1. a male given name, popular in Germany since the Middle Ages

Proper noun

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Werner m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Werners or (with an article) Werner, feminine genitive Werner, plural Werners or Werner)

  1. a common surname originating as a patronymic

Norwegian

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Werner

  1. a male given name

Swedish

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Werner c (genitive Werners)

  1. a male given name, German style spelling of Verner