VendelÍN

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  • Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of WENDELIN.

WENDELIN   male   German, Dutch, Ancient Germanic
Old diminutive of Germanic names beginning with the element Wandal (see WENDEL). Saint Wendelin was a 6th-century hermit of Trier in Germany.
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.
EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT GERMANIC: Wandal, Wandalin, Wendelin
CZECH: Vendelín
DUTCH: Wendel, Wendelin
GERMAN: Wendel, Wendelin
SLOVAK: Vendelín
FEMININE FORMS
FINNISH: Venla
SWEDISH: Vendela
OTHER FORMS
ENGLISH: Wendell