Wendell

  • [ WEN-dəl ]
  • English
From a surname which was derived from the given name WENDEL.

WENDEL   male   German, Dutch
Old short form of Germanic names beginning with the element Wandal meaning "a Vandal". The Vandals were a Germanic tribe who invaded Spain and North Africa in the 5th century. The tribal name was later applied to other groups such as the Wends, a Slavic people living between the Elbe and the Oder.
OTHER FORMS
ANCIENT GERMANIC: Wandal, Wandalin, Wendelin
CZECH: Vendelín
DUTCH: Wendel, Wendelin
FINNISH: Venla
GERMAN: Wendel, Wendelin
SLOVAK: Vendelín
SWEDISH: Vendela