Given name · also German

Venla

“a Wend”

Venla is a feminine given name, possibly from German, ultimately from Germanic. It is used in Finnish.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Venla possibly goes back to a word meaning “a Wend.”

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Where it comes from

Venla possibly comes from German, and ultimately from Germanic.

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How it developed

Possibly from German Wendela, from Swedish Vendla.

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People named Venla

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Similar names

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Germanic

Vellonen

Vellonen is a surname, possibly from Germanic. It is used in Finnish.

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Germanic

Ver

“holy”

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Germanic · Modern

Vendela

Vendela is a feminine given name from German, ultimately from Germanic. It is used in Swedish.

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>99% girls

Germanic

Kerttula

Kerttula is a surname from Middle Low German, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic. It is used in Finnish.

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Germanic

Heittola

Heittola is a surname from Germanic. It is used in Finnish.

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Germanic

Seikkula

“victory”

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Germanic

Kerkelä

Kerkelä is a surname from Germanic. It is used in Finnish.

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Germanic

Ikkala

Ikkala is a surname, probably from Germanic. It is used in Finnish.

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Sibling ideas

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