Wanda name meaning

Gender: Unisex, both Boy and Girl
Origin: Old High German, Slavic and Germanic
Usage: English, German, Polish, Finnish, Swedish, Danish and Norwegian
Pronunciation: wa(n)-da
Meaning: Get Fat, Wanderer, A Slavic Name for the Tribal Group, Vandals and Look Healthy
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What does Wanda mean?

Dominant and Perpetual Old High German, Germanic and Slavic Wanda bestowed upon both sexes, meaning of Wanda is "Get Fat, Wanderer, A Slavic Name for the Tribal Group, Vandals or Look Healthy" is used majorly in Polish, Swedish, English, Finnish, Danish, Norwegian and German..

The name is celebrated on April 17.

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How do I pronounce Wanda?

The most common pronunciation of two syllabled Wanda is wa(n)-da.

Variants of Wanda

Elwanda, Shawana, Wandalee, Lee, Shawanda, Lea, Aaronlee, Leeanthony, Hadley, Huxley, Li, Raleigh, Ripley, Yardley

Names that rhyme with Wanda

How popular is the name Wanda?

Wanda was a very popular name in United States. Over 282013 babies have been named Wanda since 1880. When at the peak of its usage in 1934, the moniker grabbed the 47th spot and 7706 baby girls were given the name.

However after 201 years, the name is currently sliding down on the charts. In addition to that, the moniker has been in the top 50 baby names 5 times In France, Wanda was once a common name since emerging in 1900 it has been given to over 3829 babies.

At its zenith in 1930,. However the graph is now showing a downward trend after 113 years.

Wanda is an uncommon baby name in England and Wales, its highest ever rank is 2925 (2017) in its 12 years run on England and Wales naming chart.

Wanda is a rare baby name in Ireland, chances of it being still in use are very slim. But Wanda is a popular baby name in Brazil where every 1 in 5000 have the name as well as in, Poland, Canada, Indonesia, Puerto Rico, Mozambique, Dominican Republic, Germany, South Africa and Angola.

As per our research, over 550000 people has been named Wanda globally.

YearBoysGirls
RankBirthsRankBirths
2018596520
2017501426
2016460530
2015543324
2014578222
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Wanda in Nordic countries

CountriesMenWomen
First NameSecondary NameFirst NameSecondary Name
Netherlands5141656399
Finland000123

What numerology tells about Wanda?

You never come up with a plan to achieve something but make your way as you go. Make new mistakes and stop obsessing over old ones. You are passionate when it comes to relationships but cool off too easily. You have a sharp focus and highly developed sense of intuition. You are a good friend and know how to keep secrets. Your intuition is almost never wrong when it comes to people. Situations and people don't bother you much unless they concern you in some way.

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Famous people named Wanda

  • Wanda Toscanini Horowitz, daughter of the conductor Arturo Toscanini and the wife of pianist Vladimir Horowitz
  • Wanda Jablonski, American journalist
  • Wanda Holloway, woman from Channelview, Texas
  • Wanda Dee, American hip hop artist
  • Wanda Kosakiewicz, French theatre actress in the 1940s
  • Wanda Tomczykowska, founder of The Polish Arts and Culture Foundation
  • Wanda Krahelska-Filipowicz, leading figure in Warsaw’s underground resistance movement throughout the years of German occupation during World War II
  • Wanda Zabłocka, Polish botanist, phytopathologist and mycologist
  • Wanda Opalinska, Anglo-Polish actress, best
  • Wanda Orlikowski, South African-born
  • Wanda Kirkbride Farr, American botanist
  • Wanda Klaff, Nazi camp overseer
  • Wanda Landowska, Polish-French harpsichordist whose performances
  • Wanda Sykes, American actress, comedian, and writer
  • Wanda Wasilewska, Polish and Ukrainian Soviet novelist and left-wing political activist and journalist
  • Wanda Rutkiewicz, Polish computer engineer and mountain climber
  • Wanda G. Bryant, American judge
  • Wanda Jackson, American singer, songwriter
  • Wanda Hendrix, American film and television actress
  • Wanda Gág, American artist, author, translator
  • Wanda Gertz, Polish woman of noble birth,
  • Wanda Ventham, English actress
  • Wanda Koop, Canadian interdisciplinary painter
  • Wanda Hawley, veteran American actress of the silent film era
  • Wanda Łyżwińska, Polish politician
  • Wanda Coleman, American poet
  • Wanda Jakubowska, Polish film director
  • Wanda Panfil, former long-distance runner from Poland,
  • Wanda Jean Allen, was sentenced to death
  • Wanda Young, retired American singer
  • Wanda Wisdom,
  • Wanda Toscanini-Horowitz in Vladimir Horowitz: The Last Romantic as
  • Wanda Spell in They Call Me Mister Tibbs! as Actress
  • Wanda Mendres in Police des moeurs: Les filles de Saint Tropez as Actress
  • Wanda Badwal in Geschwisterherzen as Actress
  • Wanda Chaffey in Joan of Arc as Production Manager
  • Wanda Curtis in King Dinosaur as Actress
  • Wanda Hewer Jackson in Ghost Busters and the Paranormal as
  • Wanda Perry in A Regular Trouper as Actress
  • Wanda McCaddon in Patch Adams as Actress
  • Wanda Bailey in Arnold as Actress
  • Wanda Capodaglio was an actress of theater, cinema and Italian television.
  • Actor Wanda Acuna, noted for movie Encino Man
  • Wanda Bartówna played central role of Amelia Holska in 1938 drama, romance movie Za winy niepopelnione.
  • In 1961 flick, Esploratori a cavallo, Wanda Benedetti played N.
  • Wanda Cantlon characterized the vital role of Peggy Andrews in 1950 action and music film The Kid from Gower Gulch.
  • Wanda Luczycka, from 1962 drama movie Glos z tamtego swiata, who portrayed Wiktoria Habryk.
  • Wanda Lyon, from 1924 drama movie The Greatest Love of All, who played the Mrs. Godfrey Kelland.
  • In 1948 comedy and crime flick, The Golden Eye, Wanda McKay played Evelyn Manning.
  • In 1946 comedy film, Kristin kommenderar, Wanda Rothgardt characterized Marianne Westman.
  • Wanda Stanislawska-Lothe, from 1970 comedy movie Rejs, who characterized Mamoniowa.
  • In 1921 comedy flick, Der wird geheiratet, Wanda Treumann characterized N.
  • Wanda Grzeczkowska, from 1973 drama flick Opis obyczajów, who played Zofia Znajda.
  • In 1984, Wanda Fernandes played the role of N in drama film Dois Homens Para Matar.
  • In 1924 romance film, O czym sie nie mówi, Wanda Siemaszkowa portrayed Romanowa.
  • In 1919 drama film, Blanc et noir, Wanda Osterwina portrayed Stasia and Baronówna Lili Korska.
  • Wanda Smosarska played the central character of Narzeczona Janka in 1927 drama movie Maraton polski.

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