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The Name Wolfgang - Origin and Meaning of Wolfgang
  



The Name Wolfgang - Origin and Meaning of Wolfgang


Gender

Masculine

Origin of the Name Wolfgang

Old High German

Usage of the Name Wolfgang

German

Meaning of the Name Wolfgang

The name Wolfgang is derived from the Germanic elements "wulf" - "wolf" and "gang" - "path".

Famous Bearers

Bearers of the name include Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), a German poet, novelist, dramatist, and scientist; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791), an Austrian composer of the Classical era; Wolfgang Pauli (1900 - 1958), an Austrian theoretical physicist.
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