Wagle
Wagle is a surname that occurs in multiple cultures. It is found to be one of the common surname/family name amongst the Konkani Saraswat Brahmin. Wagle is a family name in parts of India, including the Konkani/Marathi community in the states of Maharashtra and Goa. In Nepal, the surname "Wagle" is used by the Brahmin. In Norway, Wagle may be a habitational name derived from farmsteads in Rogaland named Vagle, from the Old Norse "vagl" meaning a ‘perch’ or ‘roost’, with reference to a high ridge between two lakes.
The name Wagle may refer to:
- Finn Wagle (born 1941), Norwegian bishop
- Narayan Wagle (born 1968), Nepali journalist and writer
- Nikhil Wagle (born 1959), Indian journalist
- Susan Wagle (born 1953), American politician
- Swarnim Wagle (born 1976), Nepalese economist
- Tellef Wagle (1883–1957), Norwegian sailor
Other uses
- Wagle Estate, industrial district in Thane, India
- Wagle Ki Duniya, an Indian television series
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