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Warner en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /ˈwɔː(ɹ)nə(ɹ)/
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Etymology

* English, Norman, and German surname, all corresponding to German Werner. Also see Warrener. * As an Irish surname, Anglicized from Ó Murnáin (“descendant of Murnán”); see Murnane.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A surname. ▸ A surname originating as a patronymic derived from a medieval given name, from Germanic war, warin "cautious; heedful; wary; watchful" + her, heri "army", modern German Werner.
2. (countable, uncountable) A surname. ▸ A surname originating as an occupation, reduced from Warrener.
3. (countable) A male given name transferred from the surname, of occasional usage.
4. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A municipal district in southern Alberta, Canada; in full, the County of Warner No. 5.
5. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A village in Alberta, within the above county.
6. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town and census-designated place therein, in Merrimack County, New Hampshire.
7. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Washington County, Ohio.
8. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Muskogee County, Oklahoma.
9. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Brown County, South Dakota.
10. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Clark County, Wisconsin.
11. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A suburb in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia, named after James Warner (surveyor).

Forms

Deriveds

Warnerian

Translations (13)

de Werner (male given name of Germanic origin) · it Irnerio (male given name of Germanic origin) · et Verner (male given name of Germanic origin) · lv Verners (male given name of Germanic origin) · da Verner (male given name of Germanic origin) · it Guarnierio (male given name of Germanic origin) · it Varnerio (male given name of Germanic origin) · fi Verneri (male given name of Germanic origin) · scn Varneri (male given name of Germanic origin) · scn Guarneri (male given name of Germanic origin) · it Guarnieri (male given name of Germanic origin) · sv Verner (male given name of Germanic origin) · ca Guarner (male given name of Germanic origin)