Wendy

Wendy \wen-dy, we-ndy\ is a female's name. It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby girl name Wendy is pronounced WEHNDiy- ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Wendy: W as in "we (W.IY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; D as in "day (D.EY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"

What is the origin of Wendy?

Wendy's language of origin is Welsh, Germanic, and English, and it is used predominantly in Dutch, English, and German. The name was invented by the Scottish novelist J.M. Barrie for his classic children story and play Peter Pan (1904). The name was inspired by a real girl Margaret Henley, daughter of his friend; Margaret used to call Barrie 'my fwendy wendy' meaning 'my friend'. When Margaret died at the age of four in 1894, Barrie immortalized her in the story. Some scholars have suggested that Wendy could have been used as a pet form of nicknames for Gwenda prior to Barrie's work. In addition, Wendy is a pet form (Dutch, English, and German) of name Gwendolen origin (English and Welsh). Wendy a pet form (Dutch, English, and German) of what does the name Wanda mean (English, German, and Polish). Wendy has 18 variations. Variations Wenda pronounciation, name Wendaine meaning, baby name Wendaline, Wendayne meaning of name, Wendea name, short names for Wendeline, Wendey definition, name Wendia, Wendya meaning, short names for Wendye, Windy name popularity, and what does the name Wuendy mean. Other English forms the shortenings name Wen origin and what does the name Wend mean, and the spelling variants name Wende, Wendee meaning of name, Wendi pronounciation, and Wendie definition. Wendy is an all-time favorite. Today it is still a fairly popular baby name for girls, though it was in more widespread use before. The name's popularity grew from the 1930s up to the 1960s; before that, it was of only very light use. At the peak of its usage in 1967, 0.654% of baby girls were named Wendy. Its ranking then was #32. The baby name has since suffered a steep decline in popularity. In 2010, it ranked at #585 with a usage of 0.025%, however it was nevertheless the most commonly used out of all girl names in its group.

A famous person named Wendy is Wendy Carlos, Composer, born Walter Carlos, 14 November 1939, Pawtucket, Rhode Island.

List of baby names Wendy:

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The baby name Wendy fun facts:

The name Wendy in reverse order is "Ydnew".

The numerological value of the name Wendy is number 8, which means practical endeavors, status oriented, power-seeking, high-material goals.

How popular is Wendy?

Wendy is in the top names in USA.