Wanda

Female given name

Also known as Wanda (given name) · Wanda (first name) · Vanda

Instance of: female given name
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1.Stated in Wykaz imion używanych w Polskiej Rzeczypospolitej Ludowej
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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 Maria, 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 States, Wanda attained its highest popularity in the year 1934, peaking then at No. 47 on the list of names most frequently given to female infants. The name is popularly misinterpreted as meaning "wanderer."

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Language: Polish
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1.Stated in Wykaz imion używanych w Polskiej Rzeczypospolitej Ludowej
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Dutch
Italian
Said to be the same as: Vanda
Different from: Wanda criterion used: given name has to use a different item than disambiguation pages
Princess Wanda
Wanda
Vanda criterion used: given name has to use a different item than disambiguation pages
Native label: Wanda
Wanda
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1.Stated in Wykaz imion używanych w Polskiej Rzeczypospolitej Ludowej
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Ванда
Script: Latin script
Soundex: W530
Cologne phonetics: 362
Caverphone: WNT111
Family name identical to this given name: Wanda
Attested in: frequency of first names in the Netherlands, 2010 quotation: Wanda · quantity: 1,912
Wykaz imion używanych w Polskiej Rzeczypospolitej Ludowej quotation: Wanda · has characteristic: popularity
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1.mbc.malopolska.pl/dlibra/docmetadata?id=24254Retrieved 2023-08-28
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IPA transcription: ˈwɒndə pronunciation variety: British English
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1.Stated in English Pronouncing Dictionary, 18th ed.
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ˈwɑ(ː)ndə pronunciation variety: General American English
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1.Stated in English Pronouncing Dictionary, 18th ed.
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ˈ(ɡ)wanda pronunciation variety: Spanish
ˈvanda pronunciation variety: Polish
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1.Stated in Duden Aussprachewörterbuch
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ˈvandɐ pronunciation variety: Russian
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1.Stated in Duden Aussprachewörterbuch
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