English · Girl name
Wendy
“name coined by J. M. Barrie”
About the name Wendy
Wendy owes its use as a given name to the Scottish author J. M. Barrie, who gave it to Wendy Darling, the girl who flies with Peter Pan to Neverland and becomes a mother figure to the Lost Boys. Barrie is said to have taken the name from Margaret Henley, a young friend who called him her fwendy, a childish pronunciation of friend. The name had appeared occasionally before, possibly as a short form of Gwendolen, but Peter Pan established it. A Wendy house, the English term for a children’s playhouse, comes from the play.
- Meaning
- name coined by J. M. Barrie
- Origin
- English
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- WEN-dee(2 syl.)
Middle names for Wendy
- Wendy Elizabeth
- Wendy Jane
- Wendy Anne
- Wendy Louise
- Wendy Rose
Questions about Wendy
- What does Wendy mean?
- Wendy is an English name meaning "name coined by J. M. Barrie".
- How do you pronounce Wendy?
- Wendy is pronounced WEN-dee, with emphasis on the first syllable.
- What are variants of Wendy?
- Variants of Wendy include Wendi, Wendie, Wendee.
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