Wolfgang - Origin and Meaning of the name

[ 2 syll. wol-(f)gan(g), wo-lfga-ng ] The boy name Wolfgang is pronounced as WUHLFGAENG ^KEY. Wolfgang is primarily used in the English and German languages, and it is of Germanic origin. Derived from the elements 'wulf' meaning wolf ; 'gang' meaning going. The name has sometimes been adopted by English speakers in honor of the German composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791). The Italian Volfango, the German Wolfram, and the German Wulf are variant forms of the name. Another variant of Wolfgang is the English, German, and Hebrew short form Wolf.

Wolfgang is not regularly used as a baby name for boys. It is ranked outside of the top 1000 names.

Details of famous persons named Wolfgang:
Author Johann Wolfgang Goethe, born 28 August 1749 - 22 March 1832, Holy Roman Empire.
Composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, born 27 January 1756 - 5 December 1791, Salzburg, Austria.
Inventor Wolfgang Von Kempelen, born 23 January 1734 - 26 March 1804.

^KEY: Pronunciation for Wolfgang: W as in "we (W.IY)" ; UH as in "hood (HH.UH.D)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; G as in "green (G.R.IY.N)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; NG as in "ping (P.IH.NG)"

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