Rainer Werner Fassbinder (31 May 1945 – 10 June 1982) was a West German filmmaker, actor, playwright and theatre director, who was a catalyst of the New German Cinema movement.
Warner is my surname, attributed to my GG Grandfather, William Warner, b. 1818, Perhaps near Baden Baden. Family story is that the name may have been changed in coming to America, and was he known as a "very Prussian German", because of his handlebar mustache, blue eyes and heavy German accent. That leaves me with the following alternative: Wernicke, Werner, Wirner, Werher, Wirnher, Worner, Wornher & Warnhari.
Love this name. Such a soft name. Beautiful. 10/10.
― Anonymous User 12/24/2014
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Replace the R with an I and you get WeinerI don't think this is the best choice to name your child. Sorry, but people can be cruel. Don't cause your kid the headache & discomfort.
― Anonymous User 11/24/2014
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Fictional bearer: Werner is the eponymous main character of a famous German series of comic books and animated films by Rötger "Brösel" Feldmann.
This is my dad's name - the biggest problem with it is that it is consistently misspelled as "Warner" by everyone told his name. I wouldn't recommend it be given to a child too far away from Germany, both because of the spelling and because I think it sounds better as intended - "verner" - and that's not going to happen most other places.
― Anonymous User 10/22/2011
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A variant of this name was borne by famous rocket scientist and engineer Wernher von Braun (1912-1977).
Werner Klemperer was an actor best known for his portrayal of the incompetent commandant of Stalag 13, Col. Klink. His father was a composer who moved his family to America to escape anti-Semitic pressure in Europe.
Name may originate from the Werin, a Germanic tribe known for their fortification expertise.
― Anonymous User 12/16/2006
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Werner von Trapp (born 1915) was the younger son in the famous von Trapp family, whose story was immortalised in the musical "The Sound of Music". He is represented in the movie by the character Kurt.