Gender Masculine
Pronounced Pron. /ˈvɔlf.ɡaŋ/(German) /ˈwʊlf.ɡæŋ/(English)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Derived from the Old German elements wolf meaning "wolf" and gang meaning "path, way". Saint Wolfgang was a 10th-century bishop of Regensburg. Two other famous bearers of this name were Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) and German novelist and poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832).

Related Names

Rootswolf + gang
VariantWulfgang(Germanic)
DiminutiveWolf(German)

Popularity

People think this name is

classic   mature   formal   upper class   strong   strange   complex   serious  

Name Days

Austria: October 31
Germany: October 31
Poland: October 31

Categories

Sources & References

  1. Förstemann, Ernst. Altdeutsches Namenbuch. Bonn, 1900, page 1649.
Entry updated December 7, 2022