Wendy
See also: wendy
English
editEtymology
editPopularized 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.
A habitational forename meaning, "island at the river bend", from Old English wende (“watercourse with a bend”) + ēġ (“island”).
Pronunciation
edit- (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈwɛn.di/
- (pin–pen merger) IPA(key): /ˈwɪndi/
- Rhymes: -ɛndi
- Homophone: windy (pin–pen merger)
Proper noun
editWendy
- A female given name originating as a coinage.
- 1911, J. M. Barrie, chapter III, in Peter Pan, Wordsworth Editions Ltd, published 1993:
- "What's your name?" he asked.
"Wendy Moira Angela Darling," she replied with some satisfaction. "What is your name?"
"Peter Pan."
Translations
editfemale given name
References
edit- ^ 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
Anagrams
editItalian
editEtymology
editUnadapted borrowing from English Wendy.
Proper noun
editWendy f
- A female given name in English
Spanish
editEtymology
editUnadapted borrowing from English Wendy.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editWendy f
- a female given name, equivalent to English Wendy
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