Wendy

Popularized 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”).

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈwɛn.di/
  • (pin–pen merger) IPA^(key): /ˈwɪndi/
• Rhymes: -ɛndi
• Homophone: windy (pin-pen merger)

Wendy

1. A female given name originating as a coinage.
   • 1911 J. M. Barrie, Peter Pan, Wordsworth Editions Ltd, 1993, Chapter III

     "What's your name?" he asked.
     "Wendy Moira Angela Darling," she replied with some satisfaction. "What is your name?"
     "Peter Pan."

• Wyden

Unadapted borrowing from English Wendy.

Wendy f

1. A female given name in English