Wendell

German

"to travel, to proceed"

Wendell Origin and Meaning

The name Wendell is a boy's name of German origin meaning "to travel, to proceed".

This name has hardly been used since Wendell Willkie ran for president in 1940, and doesn't feel anywhere near ready for a revival.

Wendell Rank in US Top 1000

# 858 in the US

Wendell Popularity

• 1441 Nameberry 2024
• 740 Unique 2022

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Famous People Named Wendell

• Wendell Lewis Willkie American politician
• Wendell Richard "Wendy" Anderson U.S. Senator and 33rd governor of Minnesota
• Wendell Berry American novelist and poet
• Wendell Bryant American football player
• Wendell Burton American actor
• Wendell Hampton Ford U.S. Senator from Kentucky
• Wendell Johnson American psychologist and author
• Wendell Lawrence Bahamian triple jumper
• Wendell H. Murphy American politician from North Carolina
• Wendell Phillips American abolitionist and activist
• Wendell Jermaine Sailor Australian rugby player
• Wendell Meredith Stanley American biochemist
• Wendell Alexis American basketball player
• Wendell Tyrone Davis American NFL football player
• Wendell Marshall American jazz bassist
• Wendell Goler American TV journalist

Wendell in Pop Culture

• Prince Wendell Winston Walter White grandson of Snow White, character in miniseries "The 10th Kingdom"
• Wendell Bray intern on TV's "Bones"
• Wendell Bassett main character on TV's "Wendell and Vinnie"
• Wendell anthropologist in Streets of Night (1923) by John Dos Passos
• Wendell chef mascot for Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal
• Wendell character on TV's "Gamer's Guide to Pretty Much Everything"
• Wendell Wasserman a character from the Nickelodeon cartoon "Welcome To The Wayne"
• Wendell cat from children's book "Wendell" by Eric Jon Nones
• Wendell Hall character, teacher in the 1995 movie "Clueless"
• Wendell 'Bud' White character from L.A. Confidential (1997)