Comments for the name Wanda

It means shepardess or roamer.

That makes sense - Wanda meaning roamer. Wanda sounds like wander.

There was the film A Fish Called Wanda in 1988. Wanda wasn't only a fish, actress Jamie Lee Curtis also played a character called Wanda.

In Poland, it's pronounced VAHN-duh.

Wanda Landowska, Polish-born harpsichordist and pianist (pronounced VAHN-dah Lahn-DOFF-skah).

This isn't one of my favorite names, it is cold and unfriendly sounding.

Wanda is one of Timmy's fairy godparents on the Fairly OddParents, and Wanda Maximoff is the Scarlet Witch.

Wanda first appeared in the top 1,000 names in the United States in the 1880s, perhaps owing to the Ouida novel 'Wanda' which was written and published in 1883, and the name rose from there to its peak of popularity in 1930 (50th position). However, in recent decades the name tailed off somewhat, and has once again been out of the top 1,000 names since the early 1990s. The 1988 film 'A Fish Called Wanda' cannot have helped!

Wanda was the protagonist of Nobel-prize winning German novelist Gerhart Hauptmann's 1926 novel, "Wanda, der Dämon." This novel was made into a movie in 1952. The name is not uncommon in Germany.

Wanda is the name of an Oriental student in Joanna Cole's Magic School Bus series. Also, an adult character on the children's show Wishbone is named Wanda.

The name is borderline trashy and sounds annoying in many people's pronunciation. It sounds like the name of a rather unpleasant and obese middle-aged woman.

Wanda is the name of one of the students in Ms. Frizzle's class in the popular TV show 'The Magic School Bus'.

Wanda is actually the nickname for the character Wanderer in Stephenie Meyer's novel "The Host".

I like this name, but whenever I hear it I picture Wanda from The Fairly OddParents yelling "COSMO! YOU IDIOT!"

Wanda Maximoff of Marvel Comics, better known as the Scarlet Witch.

I don't like this name. It sounds like the name of a mean old lady.

I don't mind this name, I think it could be a great name on the right person. It has sort of a magical sound about it, possibly because it sounds like "wand", but nevertheless, quite a nice name in reflection. :)

British actress Wanda Ventham (born 1939).

Wanda is the name of the heroine in the beloved children's book "The Hundred Dresses," written by Eleanor Estes and illustrated by Louis Slobodkin.

Wanda Sykes (b. March 7, 1964) is an American comedian and actress.

The heroine of "Venus in Furs" by Leopold von Sacher-Masoch.