Wanderley Explained

Wanderley is a Brazilian surname. The Brazilian family name Vanderlei and Wanderley, now also used as given names, was introduced in Brazil in 1637 by the Dutch cavalry captain Gaspar/Caspar van Niehof van der Leij, who may have been born in Gummersbach.^{[1] [2]}

Notable people with the surname include:

• Claudio Wanderley Sarmento Neto (born 1982), Brazilian footballer
• Deraldo Wanderley (born 1956), Brazilian volleyball player
• Erik Wanderley, Brazilian jiujitsu fighter
• Leandro Silva Wanderley (born 1979), Brazilian footballer
• Walter Wanderley (1932–1986), Brazilian organist and pianist

Given name

• Wanderley (footballer, 1938-2020), full name Wanderley Machado da Silva, Brazilian football forward
• Wanderley Alves dos Reis (1945–2012), Brazilian singer-songwriter better known as Wando
• Wanderley Paiva (born 1946), Brazilian football coach
• Wanderley Alves de Oliveira (born 1959), Brazilian footballer
• Wanderley Oliveira (born 1965), Brazilian boxer
• Wanderley Magalhães Azevedo (1966–2006), Brazilian cyclist
• Wanderley de Jesus Sousa (born 1986), Brazilian footballer better known as Derley
• Wanderley (footballer, born 1988), full name Wanderley Santos Monteiro Júnior, Brazilian football forward

Fictional characters

• Travis Wanderley, a character in

See also

• Vanderlei, a spelling variant of the name
• Wanderlei, a spelling variant of the name
• Wanderley, Bahia

Notes and References

1. Anne Post, Caspar von Neuhof van der Ley, at the Genealogy of the Neuhof van der Ley family site. (In Dutch and German)
2. https://www.geni.com/people/Gaspar-van-der-Ley/6000000014430900934 Geni:Gaspar van Leij