Warner
WOR-ner
Germanic
Boy
Meaning-based name
- Meaning
- Guardian warrior; Protecting army
- Origin
- Germanic
- Is it in the Bible?
- No — the name Warner does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Guardian warrior; Protecting army", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Warner.
- First appears in
- Does not appear in the King James text
- Peak US usage
- 1890s (0.015% of births), currently steady
- Spiritual meaning
- Warner speaks to spiritual vigilance — a guardian who watches over truth, protects the vulnerable, and stands firm in God's armor.
- Verses on this meaning
- Ephesians 6:11
"Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil."
- 2 Timothy 2:3
"Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ."
- Ephesians 6:11