Wolfgang

Gender
Male (Masculine | Boy)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
"wolf path" or "traveling wolf"
Pronunciation
VAWLF-gang(German)
VOLF-gahng
WUWLF-gang(English)
Popularity
The name Wolfgang is not among the top 1000 names for boys in the United States. However, it remains a popular name in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.

cartoon of the name Wolfgang
Cartoon of Wolfgang

Wolfgang Name meanings & History

"wolf path" or "traveling wolf". Derived from the Old German elements wolf meaning "wolf" and gang meaning "path, way". Saint Wolfgang was a 10th-century bishop of Regensburg. Two other famous bearers of this name were Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) and German novelist and poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832). The name Wolfgang is used primarily in German-speaking countries, but it has also gained popularity in other parts of the world.

Zodiac Sign of Wolfgang: Willful Leo

Synonyms of Wolfgang:

W: Wishful,Wonderment,Willful,Wonderful,Wild

O: Obsolete,Obstinate,Ostentatious,Obsessive,Organized

L: Languid,Lazy,Lovely,Lover,Liaison,Luscious,Legal

F: Fun-loving,Festive,Friendly,Fiery

G: Go-getter,Goof-off,Genuine,Gregarious

A: Ambitious,Angry,Action,Argumentative,Assertive,Aggressive

N: Nice,Nitpicking,Nagging,Nervous,Neat,Neurosis,Nutrition

Wolfgang is:

  • a Class name
  • a Classic name
  • a Complex name
  • a Formal name
  • a Mature name
  • a Serious name
  • a Strange name
  • a Strong name
  • a Upper name

Famous People

Notable individuals with the name Wolfgang include Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Wolfgang Puck (chef), and Wolfgang Pauli (physicist).

2.) Wolfgang (Male)

Usage: German

Meanings: (German) wolf quarrel. Music: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a

Other Forms: Wolfegang, Wolfgans


3.) Wolfgang (Male)

Usage: German

Meanings: (German) talented; a wolf walks

Other Forms: Wolf, Wolff, Wolfy, Wulfgang


4.) WOLFGANG (Male)

Usage: German

Meanings: Compound name composed of the elements wolf (a wolf) and gang (going, walk, path): hence, “traveling wolf.” The name was borne by a 10th-century bishop of Ratisbon. (VULF-GAHNG)


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