Boy name German origin Christian tradition

Werner

VEHR-ner · 6 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
defending warrior
Language
German
Culture
Germanic
Religion
Christian
Style era
vintage
Themes
classic · German
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#8251
2024 births10
Peak year1930
First appeared1889
Total US births3,423
1930 peak18891923195719902024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Wernie
Alternate spellings
Werner
In other languages
Garnier (French)Guarniero (Italian)

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Notable people named Werner

Werner Herzog (filmmaker)
Werner Heisenberg (physicist)