Meanings
- A DC Comics superheroine.First known use 1941.
It was just Wonder Woman whose secret identity threatened to overwhelm and swallow up the heroic reality. I think I was afraid that one day I'd innocently open that month's comic and find Diana Prince waking up to announce that Wonder Woman was only a dream after all.
2004, Lillian S[ara] Robinson, “The Book of Lilith”, in Wonder Women: Feminisms and Superheroes, New York, N.Y.; London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 121 more example
Wonder Woman is a recognizable figure: gold tiara, invisible jet, fights bad guys, looks like Lynda Carter. She's a role model for many, and the most famous female superhero in a genre dominated by males. She's also been a feminist icon since Gloria Steinem put her on the first cover of Ms. magazine in 1972. […] Wonder Woman was created during the Golden Age of comics, before the temporary workplace gains of World War II, at a time when women were told that their only place was in the home. An Amazon princess and the most powerful warrior of her race, Wonder Woman ignored these expectations. Her comics didn't just suggest equality of the sexes; they flat-out demonstrated that every woman had innate power and that Wonder Woman was superior to her male counterparts.
2014, Tim Hanley, “Introduction”, in Wonder Woman Unbound: The Curious History of the World's Most Famous Heroine, Chicago, Ill.: Chicago Review Press, →ISBN, pages x–xi
plural Wonder Women
- broadlyA woman of extraordinary powers; a superwoman.
In 1 Samuel 25, there is a great example of a guy who had a Wonder Woman 31 but failed to value her wisdom. This rich, stupid husband was Nabal, and his wife's name was Abigail.
2007, Jess MacCallum, I Married Wonder Woman… Now What?: A Superhero's Guide for Leading and Loving the Proverbs 31 Wife, Cincinnati, Oh.: Standard Publishing, →ISBN, page 841 more example
"I am working for our local 'Maternal Health Center' clinic," she [Olive Byrne] wrote to Margaret Sanger, "and am most amused when they speak of you. Somehow they think you are a contemporary of Florence Nightingale." It was as if Sanger had lived in another century, a Wonder Woman of History.
2014, Jill Lepore, “Love for All”, in The Secret History of Wonder Woman, New York, N.Y.: Alfred A. Knopf, →ISBN
Origin
From wonder + woman. The character, created by William Moulton Marston (1893–1947) and Harry George Peter (1880–1958), first appeared in the story “Introducing Wonder Woman” from DC Comics’ All Star Comics #8 dated December 1941.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bengali ওয়ান্ডার ওম্যান
- ওয়ান্ডার ওম্যান (oanḍar omên)DC Comics character
Chinese Mandarin 神力女超人
- 神力女超人 (Shénlìnǚ Chāorén)DC Comics character
Esperanto Miraklovirino
- MiraklovirinoDC Comics character
Finnish Ihmenainen
- IhmenainenDC Comics character
French Wonder Woman
- Wonder WomanDC Comics character
Greek Γουόντερ Γούμαν
- Γουόντερ Γούμαν (Gouónter Goúman)DC Comics character
Hebrew וונדר וומן
- וונדר וומןDC Comics character
Japanese ワンダーウーマン
- ワンダーウーマン (Wandā Ūman)DC Comics character
Korean 원더 우먼
- 원더 우먼 (Wondeo Umeon)DC Comics character
Polish Wonder Woman
- Wonder WomanDC Comics character
Portuguese Mulher-Maravilha
- Mulher-MaravilhaDC Comics character
Russian Чу́до-Же́нщина
- Чу́до-Же́нщина (Čúdo-Žénščina)DC Comics character
Spanish Mujer Maravilla
- Mujer MaravillaDC Comics character
Cite this entry
Wonder Woman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wonder%20Woman
“Wonder Woman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wonder%20Woman. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Wonder Woman,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wonder%20Woman.
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