Wanda - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Wanda \

is pronounced WAHN-dah. It is of Slavic origin, and its meaning is "the tribe of the Vandals". The Vandals (or Wendlas) were an ancient Slavonic tribe whose destructive behavior led to the modern term "vandalism". Also possibly (Old German) "wanderer". Harpsichord player Wanda Landowska.

Wanda has 15 variant forms: Vanda, Wahnda, Wandah, Wandie, Wandis, Wandy, Wannda, Wenda, Wendaline, Wendall, Wendeline, Wendy, Wohnda, Wonda and Wonnda.

Baby names that sound like Wanda are Anda, Annda, Wendi, Inda, Jenda, Jandy, Wanita, Vonda, Vannda, Vahnda, Waneta and Windy.

Wanda is a very common first name for women (#87 out of 4276) and a slightly less common last name for both men and women (#59253 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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