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Wagner

proper noun

  1. family name
  2. composer
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈwæɡnɚ/ / /ˈweɪ̯ɡnɚ/ / /ˈvɑɡnɚ/

name

Etymology: Borrowed from German Wagner (literally “wainwright”), later conflated with wheelwright. See also the English surnames Wainwright and Wheelwright. Doublet of Wagoner. As the name of a private military company, borrowed from Russian Ва́гнер (Vágner). Reportedly the call sign of Russian GRU officer and company founder Dmitry Utkin, which was ultimately named after German composer Richard Wagner.

  1. A surname from German.
  2. Ellipsis of Richard Wagner, German composer (1813–1883).
  3. Ellipsis of Wagner Group, a private military group loyal to Russia.
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  9. A hamlet in the Municipal District of Lesser Slave River, northern Alberta, Canada.