Wanda
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Wanda is a female given name of Polish origin. It probably derives from the tribal name of the Wends. The name has long been popular in Poland where the legend of Princess Wanda has been circulating since at least the 12th century. In 1947, Wanda was cited as the second most popular name, after Mary, for Polish girls, and the most popular from Polish secular history. The name was made familiar in the English-speaking world by the 1883 novel Wanda, written by Ouida, the story line of which is based on the last years of the Hechingen branch of the Swabian House of Hohenzollern. In the United Sta
Key facts
- Given name.name
- Wanda
- Given name.gender
- Female
- Given name.language
- Polish
- Given name.nickname
- Wan
- Given name.related names
- Wendy
- Given name.region
- Poland
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- female given name
- Said to be same as
- Vanda
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- language of work or name
- Polish
- different from
- Vanda
- native label
- Ванда
- writing system
- Latin script
- Soundex
- W530
- Cologne phonetics
- 362
- Caverphone
- WNT111
- Commons category
- Wanda (given name)
- P8168
- Maureen Stapleton
- IPA transcription
- ˈvandɐ
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