Blenda

Blenda is also recorded as 2 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Albanian given name2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Albania, United States, Kosovo, Serbia

  Also written Blendä

• Russian surname4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan

  Languages: Russian, Ukrainian

  Also written Бленда

46 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Blenda is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In Swedish, Blenda är troligen ett uppdiktat namn, som förekommer i en småländsk sägen om den handlingskraftiga Värendskvinnan Blenda. Namnet finns också i en romantisk dikt av Erik Johan Stagnelius (1812). I den rikssvenska almanackan 27 maj.

  as a name·Förnamn i Sverige. Kortfattat namnlexikon

• Blanca, brillante

  as a name·25,000 nombres de bebé. La mejor guía para escoger el nombre adecuado

• In Italian, zinc blende, sphalerite

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Polish, blind window

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Basque, Blenda. Blenda ordeigaiagaz anstu ezkero, zin-ordeia sorzen da . GJaur Kimia 159.

  as a word·Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia (OEH) — General/Historical Basque Dictionary, Euskaltzaindia

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

• Blenda Sylvanb. 1867SESwedish translator
• Blenda Björckb. 1885SESwedish politician
• Ester Blenda Nordströmb. 1891SESwedish writer and explorer
• Blenda Ljungbergb. 1907SESwedish politician (1907-1994)
• Blenda Brunob. 1911SESwedish actress
• Blenda Littmarckb. 1916SESwedish politician
• Gunilla Sandbergb. 1919SEnot in their usual nameSwedish lyricist
• Margareta Hegardtb. 1932SEnot in their usual nameSwedish diplomat (1932-2005)
• Blenda Gayb. 1950USmurdered American football player (1950-1976)
• Blenda Bartelsb. 1961BRBrazilian volleyball player

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

What does the name Blenda mean, and where does it come from?

blende (a naturally-occurring sulfide of zinc) Recorded by kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations).

How do you pronounce Blenda?

It depends on the language: in Portuguese /ˈblẽ.dɐ/ (Wiktionary); in Spanish /ˈblenda/ (Wiktionary).

Is Blenda a male or female name?

Blenda is used for both men and women, depending on the country. National registers that list names by sex disagree: Brazil (IBGE, 2022): listed as female; United States (Census Bureau, 2020): listed as female; Kosovo (ASK Kosovo): listed as female; Finland (DVV): listed under both sexes. We don't publish a percentage split.

In which country does Blenda have the most bearers?

In Brazil, the national register counted about 2.8 thousand people named Blenda, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled blenda.

Where is Blenda most common?

Measured as a share of residents rather than as a count, Blenda is densest in Sweden — about 1 in 17 thousand people — even though Brazil holds more of our records for it.

How common is the name Blenda?

In Brazil, the national register counted 2,842 people named Blenda in 2022, about 1 in 74 thousand residents.