78%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage History Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Probably from Wernerius, a Latinized form of the Germanic name Werner. This was the name of a 12th-century Italian scholar and jurist. He sometimes wrote his name as Wernerius. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Rootswar + heriOther Languages & CulturesVerner(Danish) Werner, Wessel(Dutch) Wessel(Frisian) Werner, Wernher, Wetzel(German) Warinheri, Wernher(Germanic) Garnier(Medieval French) Verner(Swedish) Categories army, defence, history, Latinizations, protection, uncertain etymology, war