Vendela

Scandinavian

"wanderer"

Vendela Origin and Meaning

The name Vendela is a girl's name of Scandinavian origin meaning "wanderer".

An unusual name associated with the gorgeous Swedish-Norwegian model, actress, and TV host, Vendela is possibly a feminine form of Wendell.

Popularity of the name Vendela

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Famous People Named Vendela

• Vendela Maria Kirsebom Norwegian,Swedish model
• Vendela Vida American novelist
• Vendela Skytte Swedish noblewoman and salonist
• Vendela Zachrisson Santén, Swedish Olympic sailor
• (Vendela) Astrid Paterson Young Canadian singer; half,sister of singer Neil Young

The name Vendela in Pop Culture

• Vendela character on TV's "American Horror Story: Hotel"
• Swedish feminine form of Wendel (which was originally a shortened form of various Germanic compound names beginning with the element wandal = "a Vandal" – i.e. a member of the Vandals the Germanic tribe that sacked Rome in 455)
• Related: Wendeline Wendell, Wendla, Wendolyn