Warren Name Meaning & Origin
Warren
Origin of the name Warren:
Transferred use of the surname meaning "dweller at or keeper of a game preserve." The name is derived from the Old French warenne (a warren, a game preserve).
From A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman.
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Wren, Warry, Ren, Renny, Warrs, Wazza, will or Wols
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Surname that originated from a place in Normandy called "La Varenne." The derivation has also been linked with the personal name, Werner.
German origin: Defender
- Famous real-life people named Warren
Warren Zevon, American rock singer-songwriter and musician. Grammy winner(2), Wherewolves of London
Warren Haynes, Govt Mule, Allman Bros. Singer and blues guitarist
Warren Beatty, American actor and director (Bonnie and Clyde, Reds)
Warren Buffet, American billionaire investor
Warren Thomas Reich, American Research Professor of Religion and Ethnics
Warren G. Harding, 29th U.S. President
Warren Spahn, Hall of Fame Pitcher, Milwaukee Braves
Warren E Burger, Chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
Warren Moon, NFL Hall of Fame
Warren Earp, Lawmen and brother of Wyatt Earp.
Warren Miller, ski movie director
Warren Mitchell. Actor . Alf Garnett. In sickness and in health- Warren in song, story & screen
Warren Peace is a character in the Disney Movie Sky High, a play on the book "War and Peace"
Warren Worthington III - Archangel/Angel in the X-Men comics