Etymology

Wolfgang

Wolf·gang
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Today it means: A male given name from German. Full definition →

German Wolfgang ← Medieval Latin Wolfgangus ← Middle High German Wolfgang
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  1. Old High German · derived fromWolfgang
  2. Middle High German · derived fromWolfgang
  3. Medieval Latin · derived fromWolfgangus
  4. German · borrowed fromWolfgang
  5. English todayWolfgang

Borrowed from German Wolfgang (reinforced by Medieval Latin Wolfgangus), from Middle High German Wolfgang, from Old High German Wolfgang, from wolf (“wolf”) + gang (“path, course”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.