Wolfgang

Wolf·gang
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/ˈwʊlf.ɡæŋ//ˈvɔlf.ɡɑŋ/

proper noun

A male given name from German.

OriginGerman Wolfgang ← Medieval Latin Wolfgangus ← Middle High German Wolfgang →
CommonScrabble 16
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A male given name from German.

    The normally sleepy Alpine republic has just experienced the worst three weeks in its post-war history after the election of a coalition of the Freedom party and the conservative People¹s^([sic – meaning People's]) party under the leadership of Chancellor Wolfgang Schüssel.

    2000 February 29, Kate Connolly, “No way out”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 25 Mar 2023

Origin

  1. Old High GermanWolfgang
  2. Middle High GermanWolfgang
  3. Medieval LatinWolfgangus
  4. GermanWolfgang
  5. EnglishWolfgang

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”).

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Translations

Arabic فولفغانغ
  • فولفغانغmale given name
Basque Wolfgang
  • Wolfgangmale given name
Bengali ভোল্ফগাংক্
  • ভোল্ফগাংক্ (Bhōlphagāṅk)male given name
Bulgarian Во̀лфганг
  • Во̀лфганг (Vòlfgang)male given name
Chinese Cantonese 胡爾夫岡 /胡尔夫冈, 胡尔夫岡
  • 胡爾夫岡 /胡尔夫冈male given name
  • 胡尔夫岡 (wu⁴ ji⁵ fu¹ gong¹)male given name
Chinese Mandarin 沃爾夫岡 /沃尔夫冈, 沃夫岡 /沃夫冈
  • 沃爾夫岡 /沃尔夫冈 (Wò'ērfugāng)male given name
  • 沃夫岡 /沃夫冈 (Wòfugāng)male given name
Danish Wolfgang
  • Wolfgangmale given name
Esperanto Volfgango
  • Volfgangomale given name
Estonian Wolfgang
  • Wolfgangmale given name
Finnish Wolfgang
  • Wolfgangmale given name
French Wolfgang
  • Wolfgangmale given name
German Wolfgang
  • Wolfgangmale given name
Greek Βόλφγκανγκ
  • Βόλφγκανγκ (Vólfgkangk)male given name
Hawaiian Wolfgang
  • Wolfgangmale given name
Hebrew וולפגנג
  • וולפגנגmale given name
Hindi वुल्फ़्गैंग
  • वुल्फ़्गैंग (vulfgaiṅg)male given name
Hungarian Wolfgang
  • Wolfgangmale given name
Indonesian Wolfgang
  • Wolfgangmale given name
Irish Wolfgang
  • Wolfgangmale given name
Italian Wolfgang
  • Wolfgangmale given name
Japanese ヴォルフガング
  • ヴォルフガング (Vorufugangu)male given name
Korean 볼프강
  • 볼프강 (Bolpeugang)male given name
Lithuanian Volfgangas
  • Volfgangasmale given name
Norwegian Bokmål Wolfgang
  • Wolfgangmale given name
Persian ولفگانگ
  • ولفگانگmale given name
Portuguese Wolfgang
  • Wolfgangmale given name
Russian Вольфганг
  • Вольфганг (Volʹfgang)male given name
Scottish Gaelic Wolfgang
  • Wolfgangmale given name
Slovak Wolfgang
  • Wolfgangmale given name
Spanish Wolfgang
  • Wolfgangmale given name
Swahili Wolfgang
  • Wolfgangmale given name
Swedish Wolfgang
  • Wolfgangmale given name
Turkish Wolfgang
  • Wolfgangmale given name
Yiddish װאָלפֿגאַנג
  • װאָלפֿגאַנג (Volfgang)male given name
Zulu Wolfgang
  • Wolfgangmale given name
Cite this entry
APA

Wolfgang. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wolfgang

MLA

“Wolfgang.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wolfgang. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Wolfgang,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wolfgang.

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