Wolfgang
/ˈwʊlf.ɡaŋ/noun
A German masculine given name meaning a wolf’s path or journey.
Did you know?Wolfgang is built from Old High German elements meaning “wolf” and “path/journey,” and it became famous through Saint Wolfgang of Regensburg before Mozart made it iconic.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*wulfaz
“wolf”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*gangaz
“a going, walk, path, passage”
Old High German
OHG
Wolfgang
“a personal name meaning wolf-path”
Middle High German
MHG
Wolfgang
“a male given name”
Modern English
English
Wolfgang
“a German given name, especially associated with Mozart”