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p. 1093) interpreted the name as that of a hero in front of whom walks the "wolf of victory". A Latin gloss by
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traditionally popular in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The name is a combination of the
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in the 9th century. The earliest recorded famous bearer of the name was a tenth-century
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Wolfgang, a character appearing in the American comedy television series
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Wolfgang (disambiguation)
/ˈwʊlfɡæŋ/
[vɔlfɡɑ̃ɡ]
[ˈvɔlfɡaŋ]
[ˈvɔlvɡaŋk]
German
wulf
Northern Europe
German male given name
Old High German
wolf
gang
Reichenauer Verbrüderungsbuch
de
Saint Wolfgang
Regensburg
Teutonic Mythology
Arnold of St Emmeram
Wolfgang of Regensburg
Wolfgang, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen
Wolfgang of the Palatinate
Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
Wolfgang, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen
Wolfgang, Count of Hohenlohe-Weikersheim
Wolfgang Wilhelm, Count Palatine of Neuburg
Prince Wolfgang of Hesse
Wolfgang von Trips
Wolfgang Albers (disambiguation)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Ambros

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