First names in Hebrew

First name Wanda: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

וונדה

Gematria value: 71

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Wanda is written וונדה

Meaning and origin

What does Wanda mean?

Meaning: of disputed origin (the name of a people, or a legendary princess of Poland)
Origin: Slavic

Wanda is a Polish name of disputed origin. It is linked to the name of an ancient people, the Wends or the Vandals, or to a legendary princess of Kraków who, the story says, refused to marry a foreign prince and give up her people. Either way, the name speaks of belonging. It was a favorite American name in the 1940s and 1950s.

Gematria

Wanda = 71

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. וונדה has 5 letters:

• וthe letter Vav6
• וthe letter Vav6
• נthe letter Nun50
• דthe letter Dalet4
• הthe letter He5
• Total71

The verse of the name

From the letter Vav to the letter He

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Wanda, from ו to ה:

וַיְשַׁלַּח אֶת־הַיּוֹנָה מֵאִתּוֹ לִרְאוֹת הֲקַלּוּ הַמַּיִם מֵעַל פְּנֵי הָאֲדָמָה׃

“Then he sent out the dove from him, to see whether the waters had abated from the face of the ground.”

Genesis 8:8

The book of your first name

Wanda, in nine pages

• Wanda, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Wanda
• Wanda, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Wanda in three answers

How do you write Wanda in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Wanda is written וונדה.

What is the gematria value of Wanda?
Written וונדה, Wanda is worth 71: the letter Vav (6) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter Dalet (4) + the letter He (5).

What does Wanda mean?
Of disputed origin (the name of a people, or a legendary princess of Poland) (origin: Slavic). Wanda is a Polish name of disputed origin. It is linked to the name of an ancient people, the Wends or the Vandals, or to a legendary princess of Kraków who, the story says, refused to marry a foreign prince and give up her people. Either way, the name speaks of belonging. It was a favorite American name in the 1940s and 1950s.