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Girl · Germanic, through Swedish
Venla
Say it: VEN-lah
Meaning
A Finnish form of Wendla or Wendela, a Germanic name probably from the tribal name of the Wends or Vandals.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
Long a rare name, it became one of the most popular Finnish girls' names in the 2000s.
Its wave through time
No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| Swedish | Wendela |
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Where this comes from
- Calendars of saints and name days
- National birth statistics of European countries source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.