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Name Verner

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From Old High German words for Warni and army, warrior

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About the name Verner in particular

Gender:	male
Languages of use:	Scandinavian
Popularity:	no rank in any popularity list in this database
Similarly written:	Werner, Bernger, Ernir, Gener, Heiner, Henner, Jerker, Jernej, Reiner, Sener Details

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About Werner, the group of names with the same origin as Verner

Language of origin:	Old High German
Info about origin:	old Germanic two-element name
	the first name element Warin derives from the name Warni of a Germanic tribe
	at the root of the name of this tribe is probably a root with the meanings of to warn, to preserve, to guard
Words:	warin = the Warni (the members of the Teutonic tribe of the Warni) Old High German
	heri = the army, the warrior Old High German
	warjan = to preserve, the guard, to protect Old High German
Topics:	Two-element name
Variants' top ranks:	4:Werner Germany 2005, 85:Wessel Netherlands 2010
Old/original forms:	Warinheri Old High German, Werinher Old High German, Wezil Dutch
Name variants:	Garnier, Guarniero, Verner, Werner, Wernher, Wessel Sortable list Details