English Explanatory Dictionary

Warner

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname.
  2. A surname originating as a patronymic derived from a medieval given name, from Germanic war, warin "cautious; heedful; wary; watchful" + her, heri "army", modern German Werner.
  3. A surname originating as an occupation, reduced from Warrener.
  4. A male given name transferred from the surname, of occasional usage.
  5. A placename:
  6. A municipal district in southern Alberta, Canada; in full, the County of Warner No. 5.
  7. A village in Alberta, within the above county.
  8. A number of places in the United States:
  9. A town and census-designated place therein, in Merrimack County, New Hampshire.
  10. An unincorporated community in Washington County, Ohio.
  11. A town in Muskogee County, Oklahoma.
  12. A town in Brown County, South Dakota.
noun
  1. One who warns.
noun
  1. Obsolete form of warrener.

Pronunciation

/ˈwɔː(ɹ)nə(ɹ)/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Warner.wav

Word forms

Warner Warners

Etymology

* English, Norman, and German surname, all corresponding to German Werner. Also see Warrener. * As an Irish surname, Anglicized from Ó Murnáin (“descendant of Murnán”); see Murnane.

Derived words

Warner
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