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Vendelin

Quick answerThe 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.

Czech · Boy · 3 syllables

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Relative popularity index, 2010–2025
GenderBoy
US Rank#869
TrendVintage
Peak year1925
Syllables3
OriginCzech
LanguageCzech
CultureCzech, Slovak
ReligionChristianity
Numerology4 Chaldean 7
Global rank#869

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Historical popularity from 1880–2025 · US Social Security Administration data

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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