Name Wendreda
Gender Feminine
Usage History (Ecclesiastical)
Other Forms FormsWendreth
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Meaning & History
Possibly a Latinized form of Wynnthryth. This was the name of an Anglo-Saxon saint, perhaps of the 7th century, who was a nun and healer. Also known as Wendreth, she is associated with March in the Isle of Ely (where there is a medieval church dedicated to her) and Exning, Suffolk.