Venla

Finnish

Etymology

From German Wendela, short form of Germanic compound names beginning with the tribal name Wendel- " a Wend".

Pronunciation

  • IPA: [ˈʋenlɑ]
  • Hyphenation: Ven‧la

Proper noun

Venla

  1. A female given name

Declension

Usage notes

  • Rare until it became known as the name of a character in the first Finnish novel, Seven Brothers (1870) by Aleksis Kivi. Popular in the 2000s.

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Last modified on 28 November 2012, at 16:05