Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Wendelin

WENDELIN

GENDER: Masculine

PRONOUNCED: VEN-de-leen (German) [key]

Meaning & History

Old diminutive of Germanic names beginning with the element wandal (see WENDEL). Saint Wendelin was a 6th-century hermit of Trier in Germany.

Related Names

VARIANT: Wandalin (Ancient Germanic)

OTHER LANGUAGES: Vendelín (Czech), Vendelín (Slovak)

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