Werner

VER-ner

German

"protecting army"

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.

Werner Rank in US Top 1000

# 891 in the US

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Famous People Named Werner

• Werner Herzog German documentary filmmaker
• Wernher Magnus Maximilian von Braun German,American rocket scientist
• Werner von Trapp son of Georg and Maria von Trapp of "Sound of Music" fame
• Werner Heisenberg German theoretical physicist and Nobel prize winner
• (Ernst) Werner von Siemens German entrepeneur
• Alfred Werner winner of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry
• Werner Theodor Otto Forssmann German physician; winner of the Nobel Prize
• Werner Arber Swiss microbiologist; winner of the Nobel Prize
• Werner Mölders German WWII flying ace
• Werner Stengel Roller Coaster designer

Werner in Pop Culture

• Werner Brandes character from movie "Sneakers"
• Dr Werner Ernst from the movie "Critical Care" played by James Spader
• Werner Klemperer from the movie "Auto Focus"
• Werner Meminger Liesel Meminger's young brother in The Book Thief
• Werner a shady guy turned shopkeep in Xenoblade Chronicles
• Werner Pfennig Jutta Pfennig's older brother and one of the main characters in All The Light We Cannot See