"Wanda" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈwɔndə/ [US], /ˈwɑndə/ [US], /ˈwɒndə/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Wanda.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -ɒndə Etymology: From Polish Wanda, possibly derived from an ethnic term for “a Wend”. Etymology templates: {{cln|en|undefined derivations}}, {{uder|en|pl|Wanda}} Polish Wanda Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Wanda
  1. A female given name from Polish. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names, Languages Translations (female given name): Vanda (Czech), Vanda [feminine] (Latvian), Wanda (Polish), Vanda (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-Wanda-en-name-Wm~CowNB Disambiguation of Languages: 68 32 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 87 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: /ˈwɑːndə/, /ˈwɒndə/
Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Wanda
  1. A Bantu language of Tanzania.
    Sense id: en-Wanda-en-name-FJCEJHpl
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Download JSON data for Wanda meaning in English (3.5kB)

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