50%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage Literature Pronounced Pron. TING-kər BEHL(English) [key·IPA] Meaning & History Created by the writer J. M. Barrie for a fairy character, first introduced in his 1904 play Peter Pan. Her name refers to the fact that she is a mender of pots and kettles (a tinker) with a voice like a tinkling bell. Categories Disney characters, invented, Kingdom Hearts characters, literature, music, word names