Meaning & Origin
A female given name from Polish.
Wanda is a girl's and boy's baby name of Polish origin, from the legendary Polish princess Wanda, who threw herself into the Vistula River rather than marry a German prince — giving her name deep roots in Polish national mythology. The exact etymology is uncertain, possibly related to the Vandals or to a Slavic root meaning "water."
Wanda was in the U.S. top 30 girls' names during the 1930s and 1940s. Marvel's Wanda Maximoff, the Scarlet Witch, has given the name enormous contemporary pop-culture visibility, making it feel newly vivid and powerful for a new generation of parents.