Wagner.
A surname from German.
Meaning & usage
A surname from German.
Ellipsis of Richard Wagner, German composer (1813–1883).
Ellipsis of Wagner Group, a private military group loyal to Russia.
A place in the United States: A township in Clayton County, Iowa.
A place in the United States: A township in Aitkin County, Minnesota.
A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Phillips County, Montana.
A place in the United States: A city in Charles Mix County, South Dakota.
A place in the United States: A town and unincorporated community therein, in Marinette County, Wisconsin.
A hamlet in the Municipal District of Lesser Slave River, northern Alberta, Canada.
Where this word comes from
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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