Wagner

Wag·ner
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US/ˈwæɡnɚ//ˈweɪ̯ɡnɚ/US/ˈvɑɡnɚ/

proper noun

A surname from German.

OriginGerman Wagner ← Russian Ва́гнер →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A surname from German.
  2. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Richard Wagner, German composer (1813–1883).
  3. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Wagner Group, a private military group loyal to Russia.
  4. A place in the United States:
    1. A township in Clayton County, Iowa.
    2. A township in Aitkin County, Minnesota.
    3. An unincorporated community in Phillips County, Montana.
    4. A city in Charles Mix County, South Dakota.
    5. A town and unincorporated community therein, in Marinette County, Wisconsin.
  5. A hamlet in the Municipal District of Lesser Slave River, northern Alberta, Canada.

Origin

  1. RussianВа́гнер
  2. GermanWagner
  3. EnglishWagner

Borrowed from German Wagner (literally “wainwright”), later conflated with wheelwright. See also the English surnames Wainwright and Wheelwright. Doublet of Wagoner. As the name of a private military company, borrowed from Russian Ва́гнер (Vágner). Reportedly the call sign of Russian GRU officer and company founder Dmitry Utkin, which was ultimately named after German composer Richard Wagner.

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Translations

Arabic فَاغْنَر, فَاغْنَر
  • فَاغْنَر (fāḡnar)surname
  • فَاغْنَر (vāgnar)surname
Bulgarian Ва́гнер
  • Ва́гнер (Vágner)surname
Chinese Mandarin 瓦格納 /瓦格纳, 華格納 /华格纳
  • 瓦格納 /瓦格纳 (Wǎgénà)surname
  • 華格納 /华格纳 (Huágénà)surname
German Wagner
  • Wagnersurname
Greek Βάγκνερ, Αμαξουργóς
  • Βάγκνερ (Vágkner)surname
  • Αμαξουργóς (Amaxourgós)surname
Hindi वाग्नर
  • वाग्नर (vāgnar)surname
Hungarian Bognár
  • Bognársurname
Japanese ワーグナー, ヴァーグナー
  • ワーグナー (Wāgunā)surname
  • ヴァーグナー (Vāgunā)surname
Korean 바그너
  • 바그너 (Bageuneo)surname
Persian واگنر
  • واگنر (vâgnar)surname
Russian Ва́гнер
  • Ва́гнер (Vágnɛr)surname
Thai วากเนอร์
  • วากเนอร์surname
Ukrainian Ва́ґнер, Ва́гнер
  • Ва́ґнер (Vágner)surname
  • Ва́гнер (Váhner)surname

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

wangergnawer
Cite this entry
APA

Wagner. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wagner

MLA

“Wagner.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wagner. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Wagner,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wagner.

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