Wendel

Revision History

loadingDate    Editor    Change Summary
10/6/2024, 9:08 PM Mike C update #116
4/23/2024, 9:35 PM Mike C update #115
12/7/2022, 9:35 PM Mike C update #113
11/20/2020, 10:42 PM Mike C update #109
11/16/2019, 11:04 AM Mike C update #105
4/16/2019, 9:13 PM Mike C update #103
7/2/2017, 10:39 PM Mike C update #95
12/3/2014, 12:28 AM Mike C update #89
2/12/2007, 1:03 AM Mike C earliest recorded revision

Gender Masculine & Feminine
Usage Dutch (Rare), German (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Pronounced Pron. /ˈʋɛn.dəl/(Dutch) /ˈvɛn.dl̩/(German)

Meaning & History

Old short form of Germanic names beginning with the element wentil meaning "a Vandal". The Vandals were a Germanic tribe who invaded Spain and North Africa in the 5th century. Their tribal name, which may mean "wanderer", has often been confused with that of the Wends, a Slavic people living between the Elbe and the Oder.

This is another name for Saint Wendelin.