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Wenche is a feminine Norwegian given name. The name day for Wenche is August 17th. Wenche originated from the German part of the name Win- or Wen-, which is derived from Wini and means as much as friend. The name found its spread in Norway since the 1500s . From 1940 to the 1970s, the name Wenche was most commonly given to female newborns in Norway, with more than 1% of newly born girls receiving the name Wenche. In 2009, 14,586 Norwegian women had the first name.
The name is also used in Denmark and Sweden .
Other forms and spellings are Venke, Wenke, Venche, Wencke, Vence and Vencke.
Name bearers
- Wenche Andersen (* 1954), Norwegian TV chef
- Wenche Elizabeth Arntzen (* 1959), Norwegian judge
- Wenche Foss (1917–2011), Norwegian actress and singer
- Wenche Frogn Sellæg (* 1937), Norwegian doctor and politician
- Wenche Bryn Lowzow (1926–2016), Norwegian politician
- Wenche Myhre , real name of Wencke Myhre (* 1947), Norwegian pop singer
- Wenche Øyen (* 1946), Norwegian painter and illustrator
- Wenche Steen (* 1952), Norwegian model, actress and editor
Web links
- Wenche in the store norske leksikon
Individual evidence
- ↑ Navnestatistikk. In: ssb.no. Statistisk sentralbyrå, January 1, 2014, accessed on June 1, 2014 (Norwegian): "Statistics for navn i Norge"
- ↑ Namnstatistik. In: scb.se. Statistiska centralbyrån, January 1, 2014, accessed on June 1, 2014 (Swedish): "Statistics for navn i Sverige"
- ↑ Navne. In: dst.dk. Danmarks Statistics, January 1, 2014, accessed on June 1, 2014 (Danish): "Statistics for navn i Danmark"