Wanda - Meaning of Wanda

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[ 2 syll. wan-da, wa-nda ] The baby boy name Wanda is also used as a girl name, with the latter form being much more common. Its pronunciation is WAAN-Dah (English) or VAAN-Daa (Polish) †. The origin of Wanda is Germanic. The name is of the meaning boss of the hoodlums. See Wanda for more information.

See also the related category germanic (german).

Wanda is unusual as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names. Wanda has in the past century been predominantly given to girls.

Baby names that sound like Wanda include Vanda, Vandee, Vandey, Vandi, Vandie, Vandy, Vandya, Vineet, Vinod, Vinodh, Vanajeet, Vandita, Vinita, Vand, and Vint.

† Pronunciation for Wanda: W as in "we (W.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; D as in "day (D.EY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; V as in "vow (V.AW)"