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Vanderley
OriginBrazillian and Portuguese form of Van Der Leij, Dutch
Meaning"from the canal"
US RankUnranked
Below 5 births
About Vanderley
Also spelled as Vanderlei, Wanderley, Wanderlei and Vanderli, this is a Brazilian and Portuguese form of the Dutch surname, Van Der Leij (or Van der Lee). Pronounced vun-dehh-LAY in Brazil and VAN-dehr-lee in the US, it ranked in the Brazilian Top 1000 from the 1950s to 1980s.
Meaning "from the canal", it was possibly introduced to Brazil by the Dutch cavalry captain by Caspar van Niehof van der Leij in the 17th century.
A more recent bearer is footballer Vanderley Dias Marinho, known as "Derley".
Pronounced vun-dehh-LAY.
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