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Wojnar is a Polish surname, a cognate of the German Wagener, literally meaning wheelwright or cartwright in Polish. Feminine forms: archaic: Wojnarowa, Wojnarówna, dialectal: Wojnarka, Wojnarzonka. There are many variants depending from which German dialect and into which Polish dialect the surname was borrowed: Woinar, Woynar, Wojner, Wojnir, Wajnar, Weinar, Wajner, Wayner, Wejner, Weiner, Weyner, Vojnar. Notable people with the surname include:

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Wojnar
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Wojnarová
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Wojnar (surname)
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Sorbian
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Wojnar is a Polish surname, a cognate of the German Wagener, literally meaning wheelwright or cartwright in Polish. Feminine forms: archaic: Wojnarowa, Wojnarówna, dialectal: Wojnarka, Wojnarzonka. There are many variants depending from which German dialect and into which Polish dialect the surname was borrowed: Woinar, Woynar, Wojner, Wojnir, Wajnar, Weinar, Wajner, Wayner, Wejner, Weiner, Weyner, Vojnar. Notable people with the surname include: Barbara Baran-Wojnar Jerzy Wojnar (1930–2005), Polish pilot and luger Petr Wojnar (born 1989), Czech footballer Theodore J. Wojnar (born 1930), US Coast Guard rear admiral William A. Wojnar (born 1951), American classical organist and professor

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