Derived from the Germanic elements wulf meaning "wolf" and gang "path". Two famous bearers of this name were Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) and German novelist and poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832).
Usage: Ancient Germanic, German, History
Famous People: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozartwiki (Composer, 1756, Austria), Johann Wolfgang von Goethewiki (Writer, 1749, Germany), Wolfgang Pauliwiki (Physicist, 1900, Austria), Wolfgang Paulwiki (Physicist, 1913, Germany), Wolfgang Ketterlewiki (Physicist, 1957, Germany), Wolfgang Schüsselwiki (Politician, 1945, Austria), Wolfgang Petersenwiki (Film Director, 1941, Germany), Wolfgang Starkwiki (Referee, 1969, Germany), Wolfgang Schäublewiki (Politician, 1942, Germany), Erich Wolfgang Korngoldwiki (Composer, 1897, Czech Republic)