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Warren

A male given name from the Germanic languages.

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Warren at a glance

Origin
Germanic
Root meaning
“river, water”
Pronunciation (IPA)
/ˈwɒɹən/, /ˈwɔɹən/

Etymology

From the Anglo-Norman surname (de) Warenne, a reference to a place called Varenne, a hamlet near Arques-la-Bataille, along the river Varenne in Normandy, from Medieval Latin Warinna, a hydronym of Celtic/Gaulish origin, from *var-, *ver- (“river, water”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wer- (“water, rain, flow”); see also the Latin river Avara. Phonetic Germanic influence is shown by the [v] > [w].

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What does the name Warren mean?

A male given name from the Germanic languages. Its root means "river, water".

This work includes material taken from the System Reference Document 5.1 ("SRD 5.1") by Wizards of the Coast LLC and available at https://dnd.wizards.com/resources/systems-reference-document. The SRD 5.1 is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Mythology and video game character facts from Wikidata (CC0). Name roots from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).