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Warner¹

  • /ˈwɔː(ɹ)nə(ɹ)/

Where it comes from

* 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.

proper noun Warners

  1. countable, uncountable 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 originating as an occupation, reduced from Warrener.
  3. countable A male given name transferred from the surname, of occasional usage.
  4. countable, uncountable A municipal district in southern Alberta, Canada; in full, the County of Warner No. 5.
  5. countable, uncountable A village in Alberta, within the above county.
  6. countable, uncountable A town and census-designated place therein, in Merrimack County, New Hampshire.
  7. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Washington County, Ohio.
  8. countable, uncountable A town in Muskogee County, Oklahoma.
  9. countable, uncountable A town in Brown County, South Dakota.
  10. countable, uncountable A town in Clark County, Wisconsin.
  11. countable, uncountable A suburb in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia, named after James Warner (surveyor).

warner²

  • /ˈwɔː(ɹ)nə(ɹ)/

Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)nə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

From warn + -er.

noun warners

  1. One who warns. And We had certainly sent Noah to his people, [saying], "Indeed, I am to you a clear warner"

warner³

  • /ˈwɔː(ɹ)nə(ɹ)/

Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)nə(ɹ)

noun warners

  1. obsolete Obsolete form of warrener

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: cayton, werner, jean, borg, ashton, cautioner, sentinel, forewarner, notifier, alerter, admonisher, harbinger, alarmist, watchman, lookout, prophet

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name male given name of Germanic origin

DeutschWerner
ItalianoGuarnieri, Guarnierio, Varnerio, Irnerio

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@misc{warner_2026,
  title = {warner},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/warner},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}