# Wendell

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #21,418

## Definitions
1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
2. A male given name from the Germanic languages transferred back from the surname.

## Etymology
Short form of Germanic compound names beginning with the tribal name Wendel-, "a Wend".

## Easily confused with
- **Waddell** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waddell-vs-wendell)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ewndell`, `wednell`, `wenddell`, `wendel`, `wendlel`, `wenedll`, `wenndell`, `wnedell`, `wwendell`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/wendell