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WENDALYN

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The name WENDALYN comes from WENDELIN and is originally derived from WENDEL, and may have English, Dutch, or Germanic origins.

Old short form of Germanic names beginning with the element wandal meaning "a Vandal". The Vandals were a Germanic tribe who invaded Spain and North Africa in the 5th century. Their tribal name, which may mean "wanderer", was later applied to other groups such as the Wends, a Slavic people living between the Elbe and the Oder.

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