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Warren (woh-renn), of old Germanic origin, is a common English language masculine given name,or a surname meaning "enclosure" or French surname "de Warenne" meaning "from La Varrene". It is also common as a surname. People with the name "Warren" include:[1][2]

Surname

Warren
Pronunciationwoh-renn
Origin
Word/nameTeutonic

Surgical family

     ┌───────┴───────┐              1. Surgeon, revolutionary politician & soldier, killed in the Battle of Bunker Hill
Joseph Warren1  John Warren (surgeon)2       
 1741–1775       1753–1815          2. Founder of Harvard Medical School
                     │
            John Collins Warren3    3. First dean of Harvard Medical School, began Warren Anatomical Museum
                 1778–1856
                     │              4. One of the first surgeons to specialise in plastic surgery
           Jonathan Mason Warren4
                 1811–1867          5. President of the American Surgical Association
                     │              
          John Collins Warren, Jr.5
                 1842–1927

Given name

Warren
Pronunciationwawr-enn
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameTeutonic
Meaning"Enclosure" or "from La Varrene"

References

  1. ^ "View Name: Warren". behindthename.com. Retrieved 2007-12-20.
  2. ^ "Popularity of the Name Warren". Retrieved 2007-09-28.
  3. ^ "Charles Marquis Warren papers". University of Oregon Libraries. Retrieved 2009-09-11.