Wanda

Wanda \wan-da, wa-nda\ is a female's name. It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby girl name Wanda can also be used as a baby name boy name, though it is far more popular for girls. It is pronounced in English as WAANDah or in Polish as VAANDaa ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Wanda: W as in "we (W.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; D as in "day (D.EY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; V as in "vow (V.AW)"

What is the origin of Wanda?

Wanda is of Germanic origin. It is used mainly in English, German, and Polish. Derived from the word wend which is of the meaning 'Wends, Vandals'. The name is of disputed origin; it is probably associated with the Wends, a Slavonic tribal name in the medieval period, or else from the Old German for 'family'. It could also be of Polish origin, known from Princess Wanda, the legendary daughter of King Krak who became queen of the Poles in the 8th century; her story was first described by the Polish bishop and historian Wincenty Kadlubek (1161-1223). The name was first adopted by English speakers in the 19th century, promoted by its appearance as the name of the heroine in the popular novel Wanda (1883) by the English novelist Ouida. Wanda is a widely used name; it has 35 forms that are used in both English and foreign languages. English forms of the name Elwanda pronounciation, Lawanda meaning of name, what does the name Tawana mean, Tawanda definition, name Towanda meaning, what does the name Twanda mean, Vanda name variations (also used in Armenian, Czech, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, and Slavic), Vonda name (also used in Russian), Wahnda pronounciation, name Wandah meaning, name Wande meaning, meaning of Wandea, name Wandee, Wandely pronounciation, Wandey meaning and origin, Wandi pronounciation, Wandis name, Wandja meaning, Wandy name popularity, baby name Wannda, Wanzia meaning and origin, Wenda name variations, what does the name Wendaline mean, nicknames for Wendall, Wendeline definition, Wendi definition, meaning of Wendie, meaning of Wohnda, and Wonnda definition. Other English forms the contracted form name Wan origin, the familiar forms name Wandie and Wendy name popularity (also used in Dutch and German), and the spelling variant Wonda name popularity. Forms used in foreign languages the Polish meaning of Wandzia and the Scandinavian Wanja name. See also the related form, the African, Swahili, and English Shawana definition.

List of baby names that sound like Wanda:

the name Wandah meaning of name, the name Wohnda meaning, the English name Wonda meaning, the name Wahnda name variations, the name name Wandea, the name meaning of Wandee, the name Wandey definition, the English name Wandi origin, the English short names for Wandie, the name meaning of Wandy, the name Wanete meaning, the name Wanite name popularity, the name short names for Wannda, the name Wannete meaning of name, the name meaning of Waynet, the name Waynete definition, the name name Waynett, the name Waynette name popularity, the English Wenda definition, and the name Wendea definition.

The baby name Wanda fun facts:

The name Wanda in reverse order is "Adnaw".

The numerological value of the name Wanda is number 7, which means analysis, understanding, knowledge, awareness, studious, meditating.

How popular is Wanda?

Wanda is not in the top girl names in USA.