Baby name

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Wagner

/VAG · ner/


“Wagon maker”

German occupational surname meaning 'wagon maker'; used as a given name almost exclusively in Brazil, where German immigrant surnames became popular first names.

wag

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How it ages.

Brazilian through and through; mid-century in feel but stable within its community.

The cultural moment.

Common in Brazil from the 1970s through the 1990s.