Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Wendy

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WENDY

GENDER: Feminine

USAGE: English

PRONOUNCED: WEN-dee [key]

Meaning & History

In the case of the character from J. M. Barrie's play 'Peter Pan' (1904), it was created from the nickname fwendy "friend", given to the author by a young friend. However, the name was used prior to the play (rarely), in which case it could be related to the Welsh name GWENDOLEN and other names beginning with the element gwen meaning "white, fair, blessed".

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