Wolfgang

German

"traveling wolf"

Wolfgang Origin and Meaning

The name Wolfgang is a boy's name of German origin meaning "traveling wolf".

Chef Wolfgang Puck has helped soften this thunderous Germanic name; music-lovers will appreciate its association with Mozart, though the composer's middle name Amadeus is more appealing.

Wolfgang Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 771 on Nameberry

Wolfgang Popularity

• 771 Nameberry 2024
• 337 Unique 2023
• 934 Future 2028

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Famous People Named Wolfgang

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (born Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart) Austrian composer
• Wolfgang Johannes Puck Austrian,American celebrity chef
• Wolfgang William Van Halen musician son of Eddie Van Halen and Valerie Bertinelli
• Wolfgang Pauli Austrian theoretical physicist and Nobel prize winner
• Wolfgang Paul German physicist; winner of the Nobel Prize
• Wolfgang Ketterle German physicist; winner of the Nobel Prize
• Wolfgang Reitherman German,American Disney film director and animator
• Wolfgang Petersen German film director and screenwriter
• Wolfgang Erik Anders Frederiksen (b. 2007) son of singer Lars Frederiksen of Rancid
• Wolfgang Xander Hardy (b. 2017) son of American pro wrestler Matt Hardy
• Wolfgang Novogratz actor
• Wolfgang Boyd (b. 2017) daughter of Christian Serratos.

Wolfgang in Pop Culture

• Wolfgang Muller character from the 1985 film "Explorers" played by River Phoenix
• Wolfgang a character in the "Animal Crossing" games
• Wolfgang Bogdanow a character of Netflix's original series Sense8
• Wolfgang drug dealer in the game "Fallout 4"
• Wolfgang Dankworth character from the novel "Blank Mastermind" by Rosey Mucklestone