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Wanda

/ˈwɒndə/US/ˈwɑndə/

Wanda proper noun: a female given name from Polish.

Proper noun (1)

Wanda

  1. A female given name from Polish.
    • "Speaking of names, you're the first white Wanda I ever met."
    • Wanda peeled off two sweaters and a woolen scarf." Well, you're the fifth or sixth colored I've had to tell that Wanda is an old Polish name I inherited from my Polish great-grandmother on me sweet dead mother's side;1998, Barbara Neely, Blanche Cleans Up, Penguin, published 1999, →ISBN, page 12

Proper noun (2)

IPA/ˈwɑːndə/

Wanda

  1. A Bantu language of Tanzania.

Origin of Wanda

Borrowed from Polish Wanda, possibly derived from an ethnic term for “a Wend”.

Words that rhyme with Wanda

Questions about Wanda

What does Wanda mean?
Wanda means a female given name from Polish.
What part of speech is Wanda?
Wanda is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Wanda?
Wanda is pronounced /ˈwɑndə/ (US).

Words near Wanda in the dictionary

  1. wand mullein
  2. wand of peace
  3. wand work
  4. wand'ring
  5. wand-work
  6. Wanda
  7. Wandana Heights
  8. wande
  9. wanded
  10. Wandel Sea
  11. Wandell

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