WENDEL

Name Element

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See also VANDILL

Origin and Meaning

Germanic name element

The tribal name Wend refers to the Slavonic people, who lived between the rivers Elbe and Oder

Gothic

vinet- = 'Wend'

Old High German

Wendel = 'Wend'
Winid- = 'Wend'

Proto-Norse

*wind- = 'Wend'

Old Norse

vindr = 'Wend'

Related Names

See Wendel, Wanda

Combinations

Name Element	Example
BORG	see Wendelburg (German)
GERD	see Wendelgard (German)
HER	see *Winiþharjaz (Norse) and Vinetharius (Gothic) and Winidheri (German) and Windhere (English)

First Element Forms

Uuinid-
Wendel-
Wind- *Wind-
Vinet-
Winid- Winit-
*Winiþ-

Last Element Forms

-wendil