Vanderlei is a given name popular in Brazil as well as a surname. The given name derives from the surname, which derives from the Dutch van der Lee. 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] Notable people with the name include:

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  1. ^ Anne Post, Caspar von Neuhof van der Ley, at the Genealogy of the Neuhof van der Ley family site. (In Dutch and German)