Wendell
Found 4 entry about "Wendell"
WEN-dəl
Wendell Name meanings & History
Wendell comes from the Old High German "Wandelen," which means "to wander." Therefore, the name means "traveller" or "roaming person.". From a German and Dutch surname that was derived from the given name Wendel. In America this name has been given in honour of the poet Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. (1809-1894) and his son the Supreme Court justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. (1841-1935). The elder's middle name came from his mother's maiden name (which had been brought to America by a Dutch ancestor in the form Wendel, with the extra l added later). Wendell is predominantly used as a masculine given name.
Zodiac Sign of Wendell: Willful Leo
Synonyms of Wendell:
W: Wonderment,Wild,Wishful,Willful,Wonderful
E: Exaggerate,Enlighten,Expressive,Enliven,Entertain,Environment
N: Nervous,Nutrition,Nagging,Nice,Nitpicking,Neat,Neurosis
D: Dutiful,Demanding,Doting,Determined,Domestic,Daddy
L: Lovely,Lover,Liaison,Legal,Luscious,Languid,Lazy
Wendell is:- a Class name
- a Classic name
- a Formal name
- a Mature name
- a Refined name
- a Strange name
- a Strong name
- a Upper name
- a Wholesome name
Famous People
Famous people with the name Wendell include Wendell Berry (American author and poet), Wendell Carter Jr. (American basketball player), and Wendell Willkie (American lawyer and politician).
2.) Wendell (Male)
3.) Wendell (Male)
Usage: German
Meanings: (German) full of wanderlust
Other Forms: Wend, Wendall, Wendel, Wendey, Wendie, Wendill, Wendull, Wendy
4.) WENDELL (Male)
Usage: German
Meanings: Of uncertain etymology, Wendell is generally believed to be derived from the Germanic wenden (to travel, to proceed on one’s way), or from Wend , a term denoting a member of the old Slavic people who now live in an enclave south of Berlin. Var: Wendel. (VEN-dehl)
