Wolfgang is a German male given name traditionally popular in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Besides the regular "wolf", the first element also occurs in Old High German as the combining form "-olf".
[2] The earliest recorded famous bearer of the name was a tenth-century Saint Wolfgang of Regensburg.
Due to the lack of conflict with the pagan reference in the name with Catholicism, it is likely a much more ancient name whose meaning had already been lost by the tenth century.
Grimm (Teutonic Mythology p. 1093) interpreted the name as that of a hero in front of whom walks the "wolf of victory".