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Wagle is a surname that occurs in multiple cultures.

  • It is one of the common surname from Coastal Karnataka, Goan region of India. It is found to be one of the surname/family name(Upanama) amongst the Konkani Saraswat Brahmin (Mostly Rajapur Saraswat Brahmins and Goud Saraswat Brahmins). They speak the Goan/Mangalorean or Malvani Konkani dialect.
  • Wagle is a family name in parts of India, including the Konkani/Marathi community in the states of Karnataka, Maharashtra and Goa.
  • In Nepal, the surname "Wagel" is used by the Brahmin community.
  • 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
  • References

    Wagle Wikipedia