Wolfgang name - Meaning of Wolfgang

Wolfgang name - Meaning of Wolfgang

Gender

Masculine

Lucky Number

4

Usage

German, Ancient Germanic, History

Pronounced

VAWLF-gahng (German) , WUWLF-gang (English)

Wolfgang Meaning

Derived from the Germanic elements wulf meaning "wolf" and gang "path". Two famous bearers of this name were Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) and German novelist and poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832). Wolfgang is derived from the Germanic words "wulf", which means "wolf", and "gang", which means "going".

Wolfgang Related Names
Variant: Vulfgang (Ancient Germanic)
Diminutive: Wolf (German)
Other Languages: Wolf (Jewish)

Wolfgang Celebrities
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - composer, Wolfgang Puck - chef, Wolfgang Bauer - artist, Wolfgang Petersen - film director, Wolfgang Preiss - actor, Wolfgang Zelmer - artist,