Wanda name - Meaning of Wanda
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- Gender
- Feminine
- Lucky Number
- 7
- Usage
- Polish, English, German, French, Germanic
- Pronounced
- VAHN-dah (Polish) , WAHN-də (English)
- Wanda Meaning
- Possibly from a Germanic name meaning "a Wend", referring to the Slavic people who inhabited eastern Germany. In Polish legends this was the name of the daughter of King Krak, the legendary founder of Krakow. It was introduced to the English-speaking world by the author Ouida, who used it for the heroine in her novel 'Wanda' (1883). Wanda originates in Germanic and means "from the Vandal tribe". The Vandals were people of Slavic origin living in eastern Germany. There was a story about Princess Wanda who lived among the Vandals. This legend became very popular in Poland and consequently the name became popular too. In the English-speaking world it was popularized in the 19th century by Ouida and her novel Wanda.
Wanda Related Names
Variants: Vonda (English), Vanda, Wahnda, Wandah, Wannda
Other Languages: Lawanda (African American), Vanda (Czech)
Wanda Celebrities
Wanda Coleman - poet, Wanda Cowley - writer, Wanda De Jesus - actress, Wanda Hendrix - actress, Wanda Phipps - writer, Wanda Ramos - writer, Wanda Stafford - jazz artist,
