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Trenda
How to Pronounce Trenda
Pronounced TREN-duh /หtrษn.dษ/Medium
Meaning: Trenda is best read as a rhyming reshaping of Brenda, from Old Norse brandr, 'sword' or 'torch'; the English word 'trend' also colours the sound, but the Brenda link supplies its likeliest meaning.Low
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History & Origin
Trenda most plausibly springs from Brenda, itself from Old Norse brandr, 'sword' or 'torch'. Set beside Glenda and Gwenda, it looks like one more member of the mid-century -enda family, with a faint modern echo of the word 'trend'.
It was a modest choice that peaked in the mid nineteen-sixties before fading. It reads as a mid-century rarity today and has not been revived.
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What does the name Trenda mean?
Trenda is a mid-century girl's name, most likely a reshaping of Brenda, from Old Norse for 'sword' or 'torch'.
How do you pronounce Trenda?
It's said TREN-duh /หtrษn.dษ/ โ two syllables, stress on the first.
Is Trenda a boy or girl name?
Trenda is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Trenda?
Trenda was always uncommon and is a genuine mid-twentieth-century rarity.