Given name & surname
Waning
“hope, expectation”
Waning is a masculine given name from Proto-West Germanic (ultimately Proto-Germanic), meaning “hope, expectation.” It is used in Old High German.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Waning comes from Proto-West Germanic, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic.
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How it developed
From Proto-West Germanic *wāni (“hope, expectation”), from Proto-Germanic *-ingaz, built from Old High German wān + -ing.
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Waning’s family of names
In Old High German usage, Waning has a related form in Uuaninc. In Old High German usage, Waning has a related form in Uuaninch. In Old High German usage, Waning has an alternative spelling in Uuaning.
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Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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