Warren
\wa.ʁɛn\♂French boy's name
A French boy's name of English origin.
At a glance
| Gender | Masculine |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Pronunciation | \wa.ʁɛn\ |
Origin and meaning
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].
Where it is mostly given
- Great Britain
- United States
Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0).