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Wanda

American  
[won-duh] / ˈwɒn də /

noun

  1. a female given name.


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“It just sounds so ridiculous,” said Wanda Ashe, a member since 1960.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

These included Wanda Heading-Grant, the chief diversity officer, who invoked her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination when she was asked about Ms. Canaan’s complaint.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026

Her psychiatric social worker, Wanda Pathomrit, called a treatment center to start the intake process.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025

On that note, the same special that features recorded memories from Bill Maher and Tracy Morgan also leaves out Amy Schumer and Wanda Sykes, both of whom also toplined their own shows, like Rivers.

From Salon • May 14, 2025

No one else answered her, so Wanda slipped into the kitchen.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro

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