Message: "that might be true ..." - Behind the Name

[Opinions] that might be true ...

by RoxStar

4/22/2025, 2:41 PM

in reply to a message by Anneza

But I wouldn't assume that Wanda was chosen for its Polishness; in the US, anyway, it was very common in the middle of the 20th century, and none of the several Wandas I've known (including my aunt, who is Cherokee, and another Wanda who is black) were Polish.

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