Wehner
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Language(s) | Middle German |
Meaning | coachman, or wagon maker |
Region of origin | Middle Germany |
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Variant form(s) | Wehnert, Wahner, Weiner; Wegener, Wegner, Wägener, Wägner (Low German forms); Wagener, Wagner (High German forms), Wagenaar, Waagner; Stellmacher;[1] Wagenmann (Wagemann), Wagenbreth, Wagenführ, Wagenführer, Wagenknecht, Wagschal (= German: Waagschale), Wagenseil, Fuhrmann; Rademacher; Woźnik, Woźniak, Woźnicki; Wagoner, Waggoner, Wainwright, Carter, Cartwright, Wheelwright
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Wehner is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Alejandro Wehner, Argentine film director
- David Wehner, CFO of Facebook
- Herbert Wehner (1906–1990), German politician; served in the Bundestag 1949–83
- John Wehner (born 1967), American professional baseball player and sports broadcaster
- Josef Magnus Wehner (1891–1973), German author and playwright
- Joseph Frank Wehner (1895–1918), American fighter pilot in World War I
- Stephanie Wehner, German physicist