Vendelin
Czech · Boy · 3 syllables
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About the name Vendelin
The name 'Vendelin' is a diminutive form of the Germanic name 'Wendel', meaning "wanderer" or "Vandal," derived from the Old High German element *Wendel* referring to the Slavic Wends or Vandals.
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Etymology
The name 'Vendelin' is a diminutive form of the Germanic name 'Wendel', meaning "wanderer" or "Vandal," derived from the Old High German element *Wendel* referring to the Slavic Wends or Vandals. It is primarily used in German-speaking and Hungarian cultures, often associated with Roman Catholicism due to Saint Wendelin, a 6th-century hermit venerated as a patron saint of shepherds and peasants.
Vendelin currently ranks #869 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1925.
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