Wojnar
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Wojnar is a Polish surname, a cognate of the German Wagener, literally meaning wheelwright or cartwright in Polish. Feminine forms: archaic: Wojnarowa, Wojnarówna, dialectal: Wojnarka, Wojnarzonka. There are many variants depending from which German dialect and into which Polish dialect the surname was borrowed: Woinar, Woynar, Wojner, Wojnir, Wajnar, Weinar, Wajner, Wayner, Wejner, Weiner, Weyner, Vojnar.[1] Notable people with the surname include:
- Barbara Baran-Wojnar
- Jerzy Wojnar (1930–2005), Polish pilot and luger
- Petr Wojnar (born 1989), Czech footballer
- Theodore J. Wojnar (born 1930), US Coast Guard rear admiral
- William A. Wojnar (born 1951), American classical organist and professor