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Wendell

American  
[wen-dl] / ˈwɛn dl /

noun

  1. a male given name.


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INGLEWOOD, Calif.—Siblings Wendell and Whitney Cole became fans of Kanye West, the artist who now goes by Ye, when they were in middle school.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Wendell Carter Jr. had 15 points and 14 rebounds and Tristan da Silva scored 13 for the Magic, who improved to 5-2 since Feb. 5.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

The deal with Meta will allow the company to boost its workforce in the state by 15% to 20% to more than 5,000 employees, said CEO Wendell P. Weeks.

From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026

“They can’t make up for the loss of 7,000 staff with this method,” said Wendell Primus, visiting fellow at the Center on Health Policy at the Brookings Institution, an independent think tank.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 20, 2026

The next April, after he and Wendell had been thrown from their beds, Kirk became even more withdrawn.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry