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'''Wendelin''' is a male given name and a surname of [[Germanic peoples|Germanic]] origin meaning "wander" or "wanderer". In rare cases the name occurs as a female given name. Notable people with the name include: |
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== People == |
== People == |
Revision as of 21:29, 2 April 2021
Wendelin is a male given name and a surname of Germanic origin meaning "wander" or "wanderer". In rare cases the name occurs as a female given name. Notable people with the name include:
People
Given name
- Wendelin of Speyer, German printer from 1468 to 1477
- Saint Wendelin of Trier (554-617), hermit and abbot
- Wendelin Boeheim (1832–1900), Austrian army officer and weapons historian
- Wendelin Enders (1922-2019), German politician
- Wendelin Förster (1844-1915), Austrian philologist and Romance scholar
- Wendelin Grimm (1818-1890), American farmer
- Wendelin Mölzer (born 1980), Austrian politician
- Wendelin Moosbrugger (1760-1849), Austrian portrait painter and miniaturist
- Wendelin Joseph Nold (1900-1981), American Catholic bishop
- Wendelin Rauch (1885-1954), German Roman Catholic clergyman
- Wendelin Van Draanen (born 1965), American children's and young-adult fiction writer
- Wendelin Weingartner (born 1937), Austrian politician
- Wendelin Weißheimer (1838-1910), German classical composer
- Wendelin Werner (born 1968), German-born French mathematician
- Wendelin Wiedeking (born 1952), German businessman
Surname
- Godefroy Wendelin (1580-1667), Flemish astronomer
- Martta Wendelin (1893-1986), Finnish painter
- Rudy Wendelin (1910-2000), American artist and creator of Smokey Bear
Characters
- Wendelin the Weird, a 14th century witch in the Harry Potter franchise
Places
- Wendelin Grimm Farmstead, United States historic place near Victoria, Minnesota
- Wendelin, Illinois, United States
- Wendelin, Ohio, United States