Wanda
[ˈwɑːndə]Meaning
possibly from a Germanic name meaning "a Wend", a Slavic people of eastern Germany
Background Story
Wanda is a female given name of Polish origin, probably derived from the tribal name of the Wends. In Polish legends it was the name of the daughter of King Krak, the legendary founder of Krakow, and the legend of Princess Wanda has circulated in Poland since at least the 12th century. The name was introduced to the English-speaking world by the author Ouida, who used it for the heroine of her 1883 novel Wanda. It is also used in Czech, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Portuguese and Slovak.
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