Werner
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German
"protecting army"Share
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Werner Origin and Meaning
The name Werner is a boy's name of German origin meaning "protecting army".
Formal name lacking any sparkle or sheen.
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Famous People Named Werner
- Werner HerzogGerman documentary filmmaker
- Wernher Magnus Maximilian von BraunGerman,American rocket scientist
- Werner von Trappson of Georg and Maria von Trapp of "Sound of Music" fame
- Werner HeisenbergGerman theoretical physicist and Nobel prize winner
- (Ernst) Werner von SiemensGerman entrepeneur
- Alfred Wernerwinner of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry
- Werner Theodor Otto ForssmannGerman physician; winner of the Nobel Prize
- Werner ArberSwiss microbiologist; winner of the Nobel Prize
- Werner MöldersGerman WWII flying ace
- Werner StengelRoller Coaster designer
Werner in Pop Culture
- Werner Brandescharacter from movie "Sneakers"
- Dr Werner Ernstfrom the movie "Critical Care" played by James Spader
- Werner Klempererfrom the movie "Auto Focus"
- Werner MemingerLiesel Meminger's young brother in The Book Thief
- Wernera shady guy turned shopkeep in Xenoblade Chronicles
- Werner PfennigJutta Pfennig's older brother and one of the main characters in All The Light We Cannot See