Wagner comes from the German occupational surname Wagner — 'a wagon-maker; a wagoner; a cartwright', from Wagen, 'a wagon'. Borne by the composer Richard Wagner. A crisp, classic name (said 'VAHG-ner'; nickname Wag).
In the U.S. it appears thinly as a first name. Rare, a-wagon-maker at the root, and classic.
Did you know? Wagner means 'a wagon-maker; a cartwright' in German (from Wagen, 'a wagon') — a crisp, classic surname-name (borne by the composer Richard Wagner; said 'VAHG-ner', or English 'WAG-ner').
Overall data confidence 52%
References — Wagner — occupational surname
Variations
WagonerWaggoner
Nicknames
Wag
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