Meaning and Origin
What does the name Wagner mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
User Submitted Origins
User Submitted Meanings
- According to a user from Florida, U.S., the name Wagner is of German origin and means "Wagon maker or driver".
- A user from Virginia, U.S. says the name Wagner is of German origin and means "Someone who made wagons".
- A user from Germany says the name Wagner is of German origin and means "The English translations of Wagner are Cartwright, Wainwright or Wheelright. Other way round the Cartwright and the other two names can be translated to Wagner or Stellmacher. They are simply old job titles".
- The music of Wagner ("they say that Hitler listened only to Wagner")
- German composer of operas and inventor of the musical drama in which drama and spectacle and music are fused (1813-1883)
- Austrian architect and pioneer of modern architecture (1841-1918)
From German Wagner, meaning ‘wainwright’, later conflated with ‘wheelwright’. See also the English surnames Wainwright and Wheelwright.
- A surname of German origin. Widely known as the surname of the German composer Richard Wagner (1813-1883).
Wagner was also found in the following language(s): German, Hungarian, Polish, and Portuguese