Wendy

See also: wendy

English

Etymology

Popularized by the character in J.M. Barrie's play, Peter Pan (1904) (though occasionally found earlier[1]); the author explained that he got it from Fwendy-Wendy ("friend"), a nickname given to him by a child.

Alternatively, from a diminutive of the Welsh Gwendolen; or from Wendelin, a diminutive of Wendel.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Wendy

  1. A female given name.
    • 1911 J. M. Barrie, Peter Pan, Wordsworth Editions Ltd, 1993, Chapter III
      "What's your name?" he asked.
      "Wendy Moira Angela Darling," she replied with some satisfaction. "What is your name?"
      "Peter Pan."

Translations

References
  1. Search Results for International Genealogical Index (IGI) https://familysearch.org/search/records/index#count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3Awendy~%20%2Bany_year%3A1800-1900~%20%2Bsubcollection_id%3A5

Italian

Etymology

Proper noun

Wendy f

  1. Wendy
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