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Also known as Wenche (first name), Wenche (given name)

Wenche is a female first name in Norway. The name is also spelled Venke, Wenke, Venche, Wencke, Vence or Vencke.

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writing system
Latin script
Soundex
W520
Cologne phonetics
364
Caverphone
WNK111
name day
August 17
native label
Wenche
language of work or name
German
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Wenche (given name)

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Wenche is a female first name in Norway. The name is also spelled Venke, Wenke, Venche, Wencke, Vence or Vencke.

== Distribution == The table below gives an overview of the popularity of the name Wenche in some of the countries where statistics are available. {| class="wikitable" |+ ! rowspan="2" |Country ! colspan="3" |Among the country's population ! colspan="3" |Among newborns |- |Number |Percentage |Ranking |Number |Percentage |Ranking |- |Norway |14,679 (2006) |0.63% |30 | - | - |(> 465.) |- |Sweden |472 (2006) |0.01% | - | - | - |(> 99.) |- |Denmark |141 (2007) |0.01% | - | - | - |(> 50.) |} Notable people with the name include: Wenche Elizabeth Arntzen (born 1959), Norwegian lawyer and judge Wenche Foss (1917–2011), Norwegian actress Wenche Klouman (1918–2009), Norwegian actress Venke Knutson (born 1978), Norwegian singer Wenche Myhre (born 1947), Norwegian singer Wenche Selmer (1920–1998), Norwegian architect

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