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Wendell

Wendell proper noun: a surname originating as a patronymic.

wendell: a surname originating as a patronymic
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Proper noun

Wendell

  1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
  2. A male given name from the Germanic languages transferred back from the surname.
  3. A city in Gooding County, Idaho.
  4. A town in Franklin County, Massachusetts.
  5. A minor city in Grant County, Minnesota.
  6. A town in Wake County, North Carolina.

Origin of Wendell

Short form of Germanic compound names beginning with the tribal name Wendel-, "a Wend".

Questions about Wendell

What does Wendell mean?
Wendell means a surname originating as a patronymic.
What part of speech is Wendell?
Wendell is a proper noun.

Words near Wendell in the dictionary

  1. Wende-Bauckus syndrome
  2. wended
  3. wendedst
  4. Wendel Sea
  5. Wendel-Sea
  6. Wendell
  7. Wendelsdorf
  8. Wenden
  9. Wendeng
  10. Wendens Ambo
  11. Wendersian

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