Wagner

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Wagner

/ˈwæɡnɚ/ US
/ˈweɪ̯ɡnɚ/
/ˈvɑɡnɚ/ US

Rhymes with -æɡnə(ɹ), -ɑːɡnə(ɹ)

Where it 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.

proper noun

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

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: richard wagner, nietzsche, dingell, liszt, rieger, gough, handbuch, peyser, wagonwright, wainwright, cartwright, coachmaker, wagonmaker, coachbuilder, wheelwright, vanwagner

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name surname

한국어	바그너 Bageuneo
日本語	ワーグナー Wāgunā, ヴァーグナー Vāgunā
中文	瓦格納 /瓦格纳 Wǎgénà
हिन्दी	वाग्नर vāgnar
Deutsch	Wagner
Ελληνικά	Βάγκνερ Vágkner, Αμαξουργóς Amaxourgós
Русский	Ва́гнер Vágnɛr
العربية	فَاغْنَر fāḡnar, فَاغْنَر vāgnar

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@misc{wagner_2026,
  title = {Wagner},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wagner},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}