Wenche
See also: wenche
Norwegian
Etymology
From Middle Low German, German Low German, Dutch Low Saxon Wenke, the diminutive of several female given names beginning with the Germanic element *win- (“friend”).
The spelling Wenche began to appear in Norway at the end of the 19th century.
References
- Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, ISBN 82-521-4483-7
- Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 14 453 females with the given name Wenche living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1950s. Accessed on April 18th, 2011.
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