Warner

Warner

See also: warner

English

Etymology

• English, Norman, and German surname, all corresponding to German Werner. Also see Warrener.
• As an Irish surname, Anglicized from Ó Murnáin; see Murnane.

Proper noun

Warner (countable and uncountable, plural Warners)

1. (countable) A surname.
   1. 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. A surname originating as an occupation, reduced from Warrener.
2. (countable) A male given name transferred from the surname, of occasional usage.
3. A placename:
   1. The County of Warner No. 5, a municipal district in southern Alberta, Canada.
   2. A village in Alberta, within the above county.
   3. A town in New Hampshire, United States.
   4. A town in Oklahoma, United States.
   5. A town in South Dakota, United States.

Translations

male given name of Germanic origin

Danish: Verner Estonian: Verner Finnish: Verneri (fi) German: Werner (de) Latvian: Verners m Swedish: Verner (sv)

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Warner”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• Warren, warren