Talk:Vanda

RFV discussion
No proper definition. I have never heard of this word either. -- Prince Kassad 22:25, 8 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Looks suspicious. V in the beginning of a word is pronounced as "f" in German, which makes it unlikely that "Wanderer" would become "Vanda". --Hekaheka 23:34, 8 November 2010 (UTC)
 * "V in the beginning of a word is pronounced as "f" in German" -- not in loanwords, but since "Wanderer" ist not a loanword... Longtrend 23:42, 8 November 2010 (UTC)
 * According to this source, Vanda is a rare given name for a girl in Germany and some other countries including Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Italy and India. According to another source it means "Wanderer", but the etymology is not explained. --Hekaheka 23:53, 8 November 2010 (UTC)
 * This name is normally spelled Wanda in German, and even with a W it is rather rare. The Vandas in Germany are immigrants or members of linguistic minorities. I suggest deleting the German entry.--Makaokalani 16:35, 29 December 2010 (UTC)

RFV failed, German section removed. But if someone wants to add the rare-given-name-for-a-girl sense, they are welcome to do so. —Ruakh TALK 01:52, 1 February 2011 (UTC)