English
Etymology
From German Wahn ('madness', 'illusion') + Friede ('peace').
Proper noun
Wahnfried
- The name of Richard Wagner|Richard Wagner�s villa in Bayreuth, Germany. It means 'Peace from life�s madness'.
See also
w:Wahnfried|Wikipedia article on Wahnfried
Quotations
2000, Gottfried Wagner, Twilight of the Wagners 1
2001, R J Hollingdale, Nietzsche 2
2005, Nancy Thorndike Greenspan, The End of the Certain World 3
Category:German derivations
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