Weiner is a surname or, in fact, the spelling of two different surnames originating in

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and the closely related

Yiddish Yiddish (, or , ''yidish'' or ''idish'', , ; , ''Yidish-Taytsh'', ) is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. It originated during the 9th century in Central Europe, providing the nascent Ashkenazi community with a ver ...

language. In German, the name is pronounced , of which the rare English pronunciation is a close approximation.http://mentalfloss.com/article/51902/why-“weiner”-sometimes-“weener”-and-sometimes-“whiner”https://theawl.com/weiner-takes-all-a-panel-discussion-of-people-named-weiner-and-wiener-8bc8ed25b283 In Yiddish, the name is pronounced almost as in southern German (with a flapped or trilled final r). Outside of German-speaking countries, the pronunciation of the name is influenced by the local language's pronunciation and spelling habits. The pronunciation most commonly preferred by families in English-speaking countries is , but the pronunciation is also common, probably being the result of confusion and sometimes switching with the surname Wiener (meaning 'from Vienna or 'Viennese') and confusion with the fairly common pronunciation of the letter combination "ei" in English. The German name Weiner comes from a dialectal pronunciation of Wagner (related to the English word ''wagon'', but only indirectly with ''wag ner'', which means "wagon driver"),Collins English Dictionary
/ref> which means " wainwright" (wagon maker). The source of the other name that is spelled ''Weiner'' is Yiddish, and according to dictionaries of Jewish surnames, it originates from the Yiddish name Vayner, meaning wine merchant, and related to the German word Wein, which means “wine”. Both the Yiddish name and the German word are pronounced with the same vowel as the English word. The name is common among German Americans. See also

German family name etymology Personal names in German-speaking Europe consist of one or several given names (''Vorname'', plural ''Vornamen'') and a surname (''Nachname, Familienname''). The ''Vorname'' is usually gender-specific. A name is usually cited in the " Western or ...

. Weiner may refer to the following persons: *

Adam Weiner Adam Weiner (born March 28, 1975) is a former Polish handball goalkeeper, member of the Poland men's national handball team and silver medalist at the 2007 World Men's Handball Championship. Sporting achievements State awards * 2007 Gold Cross o ...

(born 1975), Polish handball goalkeeper * Allen Weiner, former Stanford Professor of International Law * Andrew Weiner (1949–2019), Canadian science fiction writer *

Andrew M. Weiner Andrew Marc Weiner OSA NAE NAI (Born July 25, 1958-2024) was an American electrical engineer, educator and researcher known for contributions to the fields of ultrafast optics and optical signal processing. He was the Scifres Family Distinguish ...

(born 1958), U.S. electrical engineer *

Anthony Weiner Anthony David Weiner (; born September 4, 1964) is an American former politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 1999 until his resignation in 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he consistently carried the district with at l ...

(born 1964), former U.S. politician and convicted sex offender *

Arnold M. Weiner Arnold M. Weiner is an American lawyer in Maryland with the law firm of Rifkin Weiner Livingston LLCHe also represented former Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon, former Maryland Governor Marvin Mandel and former United States Representative Edward G ...

, U.S. lawyer in Maryland * Art Weiner (1926–2013), U.S. football player * Ben Weiner (born 1980), U.S. contemporary artist *

Bernie Weiner Bernard Morris Weiner (January 24, 1918 – October 25, 2004) was a professional American football player who played offensive lineman for two seasons for the Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL), Brooklyn Dodgers. References

1918 births American footb ...

(1918–2004), U.S. football player * Bernard Weiner (born 1935), U.S. psychologist *

Charles R. Weiner Charles R. Weiner (June 27, 1922 – November 9, 2005) was an American politician and judge from Pennsylvania. He served as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 7th district from 1953 to 1967 and as a United States dis ...

(1922–2005), U.S. federal judge *

Dan Weiner Dan Weiner (1919–1959) was an American photojournalist, working largely for ''Fortune (magazine), Fortune'' magazine. Weiner specialized in photographs of America at work. Life and work He was born in New York City. He studied painting at the Ar ...

(1919–1959), U.S. photojournalist * Dave Weiner (born 1976), U.S. guitarist *

David Weiner David Weiner is a Contributing Editor at the Huffington Post. He was formerly the New York Editor and Blog Editor for the site. As a Huffington Post blogger, Weiner broke the "Recipegate" scandal in which Senator John McCain's wife, Cindy McCain, ...

, a Contributing Editor at the Huffington Post *

Edmund Weiner Edmund S. C. Weiner (born 27 August 1950 in Oxford, England) is the former co-editor (with John A. Simpson) of the Second Edition of the ''Oxford English Dictionary'' (1985–1989) and Deputy Chief Editor of the ''Oxford English Dictionary'' (19 ...

(born 1950), British lexicographer *

Egon Weiner Egon Weiner (1906 – August 1, 1987) was a Chicago sculptor and longtime professor (1945–1971) at the Art Institute of Chicago. He was known for a abstract bronze sculpture''Pillar of Fire'' which can be found on the grounds of the Chicago F ...

(1906–1987), sculptor and professor *

Ehud Weiner Ehud Manor (Hebrew: אהוד מנור; born Ehud Weiner; July 13, 1941 – April 12, 2005) was an Israeli lyricist, translator, poet and radio and TV personality. He is widely considered to have been Israel's most prolific lyricist of all time, h ...

(changed name to Ehud Manor) (1941–2005), Israeli songwriter, translator, and radio and television personality *

Ellis Weiner Ellis Weiner (born 31 October 1950) is an author and humorist who has previously worked as an editor of '' National Lampoon'' and a columnist for ''Spy Magazine''. His humor has also appeared in ''The New Yorker '', ''Paris Review'', and ''The New ...

(born 1951), U.S. author and humorist *

Eric Weiner Eric Weiner is a popular speaker and author of the New York Times bestseller '' The Geography of Bliss'', '' Man Seeks God,'' ''The Geography of Genius'' and ''The Socrates Express''. Weiner's books have been translated into more than 20 language ...

, U.S. author and N.P.R. correspondent *

Erik Weiner Erik Weiner is an American actor, writer, comedian, and producer best known for co-creating the play '' The Bomb-itty of Errors'' and his role as Agent Sebso on HBO's '' Boardwalk Empire''. Career In 1999, he co-created and starred in '' The Bo ...

(born 1977), U.S. actor, comedian, and writer *

Ernst Weiner Ernst Josef Albert Weiner (13 December 1913 – 17 December 1945) was a German ''SS-Hauptsturmführer'' during World War II. He was most noted for his role in Operation Blumenpflücken during the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany. Early lif ...

(1913–1945), a German S.S. Hauptsturmführer during World War II *

Georg Weiner General Major Georg Weiner was a German flying ace during World War I, being credited with nine aerial victories. He would continue in Germany's military service, rising to the rank of ''Generalmajor'' during World War II. Early life Georg Weine ...

(1895-1957), German

Generalmajor is the Germanic variant of major general, used in a number of Central and Northern European countries. Austria Belgium Denmark is the second lowest general officer rank in the Royal Danish Army and Royal Danish Air Force. As a two-star ...

Gerry Weiner Gerald "Gerry" Weiner, (born June 26, 1933) is a Canadian politician. A pharmacist educated at McGill University and the Université de Montréal, Weiner entered local politics and eventually became mayor of Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Quebec in 1982. ...

(born 1933), Canadian politician *

Greg Weiner Greg Weiner is a professional photographer. He is well known for his erotic images of nude male models. Biography Weiner has been one of ''Playgirls primary photographers since the early 1990s. Greg also shoots for Paragon Men, a monthly web-zine ...

, playgirl photographer *

Hannah Weiner Hannah Adelle Weiner (née Finegold) (November 4, 1928 – September 11, 1997) was an American poet who is often grouped with the ''Language poets'' because of the prominent place she assumed in the poetics of that group. Early life and writing ...

(1928–1997), U.S. poet *

Hans Weiner Hans Weiner (born 29 November 1950 in Neuenkirchen) is a German former footballer who played as a defender. He spent much of his career in Berlin, with three years at Tennis Borussia, and nine years in two spells at Hertha BSC. He also spent t ...

(born 1950), German former footballer *

Herbert Weiner Herbert Weiner was an ordained American Reform Judaism, Reform rabbi in South Orange, New Jersey, South Orange, New Jersey, and the author of ''The Wild Goats of Ein Gedi'' and ''Nine and a Half Mystics''. Weiner is credited for introducing Jewish ...

(1919-2013), U.S. Reform rabbi *

Irving B. Weiner Irving B. Weiner is an American psychologist and past president of Division 12 of the American Psychological Association. and past president of the Society for Personality Assessment. He is the author and editor of many books on psychology. Biograp ...

, U.S. psychologist *

Jacob Weiner Jacob Weiner (born Robert Milton Weiner; 1947 in Brooklyn, New York) is a plant ecologist at the University of Copenhagen. Weiner has made contributions to several areas of plant ecology, including competition, allocation, allometry and application ...

(born Robert Milton Weiner, born 1947), plant ecologist * Jennifer Weiner (born 1970), U.S. author and former journalist *

Jody Weiner Jody Weiner (b. Jody Carl Weiner) is an American novelist, non-fiction author, film producer and lawyer. Weiner wrote the literary suspense novel ''Prisoners of Truth'' (2004). The novel draws in part from his experiences defending high-profile ...

, U.S. novelist, nonfiction author, film producer, and lawyer *

Jonathan Weiner Jonathan Weiner (born November 26, 1953) is an American writer of non-fiction books based on his biological observations, focusing particularly on evolution in the Galápagos Islands, genetics, and the environment. His latest book is ''Long for ...

(born 1953), U.S. popular science author *

Joshua Weiner Joshua Weiner (born 1963 Boston) is an American poet. Life He graduated from Northwestern University, and earned his Ph.D in English and American Literature at the University of California, Berkeley. He served as the writing coordinator at the F ...

(born 1963), U.S. poet *

Juli Weiner Juli Weiner is an American writer known for her work on the HBO show '' Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.'' Biography Weiner is a native of Maple Glen, Pennsylvania. Her father is a heart surgeon. She graduated from Upper Dublin High School ...

, American television writer and blogger * Justus Weiner, international human rights lawyer *

Lazar Weiner Lazar Weiner (October 24, 1897 in Cherkassy – January 10, 1982 in Flushing, Queens) was an Imperial Russian-born, American-naturalized composer of Yiddish song.Obituary ''Jewish folklore and ethnology newsletter'' American Folklore Society ...

(1897–1982), a Ukrainian-born, U.S. composer of Yiddish song *

László Weiner László Weiner (9 April 1916 in Szombathely, Hungary – 25 July 1944 in Lukov) was a Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor who was murdered in the Holocaust. Weiner studied piano and conducting at the Budapest Music Academy and was a co ...

(1916–1944), Hungarian composer, pianist, and conductor * Lawrence Weiner (1942–2021), U.S. conceptual artist *

Lee Weiner Lee Weiner (born ) is an author and member of the Chicago Seven who was charged with "conspiring to use interstate commerce with intent to incite a riot" and "teaching demonstrators how to construct incendiary devices that would be used in civil d ...

(born 1939), U.S. antiwar activist and one of the Chicago Seven *

Leo Weiner Leo or Léo may refer to: Acronyms * Law enforcement officer * Law enforcement organisation * ''Louisville Eccentric Observer'', a free weekly newspaper in Louisville, Kentucky * Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity Arts an ...

(1885–1960), Hungarian music educator *

Marc Weiner Marc Weiner (; born May 17, 1955) is an American comedian, puppeteer, and actor. He creates and performs with "head puppets", which are live human heads atop small puppet bodies. Biography Weiner was born in Queens, New York (state), New York, t ...

(born 1955), U.S. comedian *

Mark Weiner Mark S. Weiner is an American writer, web-based documentary filmmaker, and legal historian. He retains the position of professor of law at Rutgers University School of Law—Newark, New Jersey, Newark, where he teaches constitutional law and lega ...

, professor of law * Matthew Weiner (born 1965), U.S. screenwriter, producer and director, creator of Mad Men *

Melvin M. Weiner Melvin M. Weiner (December 5, 1933 – February 12, 2016) was an electrical engineer, scientist, author, and inventor. He authored three books and 36 refereed papers. He was also the holder of five patents. He was the first to reduce pass-bands and ...

(December 5, 1933 - February 12, 2016) was a mechanical engineer, author, and inventor. * Michael Weiner (actor) (born 1975), U.S. actor and composer * Michael Weiner (professor) (born 1949), Professor at Soka University of America * Michael Savage (born 1942), U.S. talk-show host, born Michael Alan Weiner. * Michael Weiner (executive) (1961–2013), executive director or the Major League Baseball Players Association * Michael Weiner (referee) (born 1969), German football referee * Michele Weiner-Davis, M.S.W., marriage and family therapist and author * Myron Weiner (1931–1999), U.S. political scientist * Randy Weiner (born 1965), U.S. playwright, producer, and theatre/night-club owner *

Richard Weiner (Czech writer) Richard Weiner (6 November 1884 – 3 January 1937) was a Czech writer, poet, and journalist. He is considered one of the most notable 20th century Czech authors, and influenced the literary work of many of his peers, as well as younger writers. Hi ...

(1884–1937), Czech journalist and writer *

Richard Weiner (American author) Richard Weiner (May 10, 1927 – January 29, 2014) was an American author, lecturer, lexicographer, and public relations consultant. Life and work Weiner was born in New York City on May 10, 1927. He received B.S. and M.S. degrees from the Univer ...

(1927–2014), U.S. film-maker and author *

Richard M. Weiner Richard M. Weiner (6 February 1930 – 13 August 2020) was a professor of theoretical physics at the University of Marburg in Marburg, Germany and an associate of the Laboratoire de Physique Théorique at Paris-Sud 11 University in Orsay, Franc ...

(born 1930), professor of theoretical physics & author *

Robert Weiner Jr. Robert Weiner Jr. (born February 22, 1982) is an international water polo player from the United States, who played for the University of Southern California from 2000 to 2003, and at Newport Harbor High School from 1996 to 1999. As a High School ...

(born 1982), U.S. water polo player *

Robert S. Weiner Robert S. "Bob" Weiner (born April 3, 1947) is a newspaper columnist, American Democratic strategist and political commentator. Mr. Weiner served as campaign aide to Massachusetts Senator Edward M. Kennedy, chief of staff for the United States H ...

, (born 1947), American Democratic strategist and political commentator *

Ron Weiner Ron Weiner (pronounced ) is an American television writer. He has written for several shows, including '' 30 Rock'', ''NewsRadio'', '' Futurama'', ''Arrested Development'', ''Father of the Pride'', '' Help Me Help You' and Silicon Valley. Weine ...

, U.S. television writer *

Russell Weiner Russell Goldencloud Weiner (born 1970) is an American businessman and works in political fundraising. Early life and education Weiner is the son of Michael Weiner, better known as conservative radio talk show host Michael Savage, and Janet Weine ...

(born 1970), creator of the Rockstar energy drink *

Steve Weiner Steve Weiner is a Canadian writer and animator. He was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1947, and grew up in Wausau, Wisconsin where his father taught chemistry at the Wausau campus of the University of Wisconsin. Steve Weiner later studied writing ...

, Canadian writer and animator *

Susan Weiner Susan Scher Weiner (c. 1946 – August 11, 2012) was an American politician from U.S. state of Georgia, and was the first woman to become Mayor of Savannah. She was a Republican. Background Weiner, who was Jewish, was born as Susan Scher in Alb ...

(1946–2012), politician from Georgia, U.S. * Tim Weiner (born 1956),

Pulitzer Prize The Pulitzer Prize () is an award for achievements in newspaper, magazine, online journalism, literature, and musical composition within the United States. It was established in 1917 by provisions in the will of Joseph Pulitzer, who had made h ...

-winning author *

Todd Weiner Todd Dewberry Weiner (born September 16, 1975 in Bristol, Pennsylvania) is a former American football offensive tackle of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the second round of the 1998 NFL Draft. He played col ...

(born 1975),

Atlanta Falcons The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta. The Falcons compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) South division. The Falcons joined th ...

offensive lineman *

William Weiner William Weiner ( he, ויליאם ויינר; hy, Վիլյամ Վայներ; russian: link=no, Вилья́м Макси́мович Ва́йнер, commonly known as Willy Weiner) (born 25 November 1955) is an Armenian–Israeli composer, vio ...

(born 1955), Armenian - Israeli composer, violinist and vocalist * Zach Weiner (born 1982), author and illustrator, web-comic cartoonist

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