Wendy
/ˈwɛn.di/noun
A feminine given name, popularized by J. M. Barrie’s Peter Pan.
Did you know?Wendy was popularized by J. M. Barrie after a child called him her “fwendy,” but the name itself was already in very rare use before Peter Pan.
Etymological Timeline
Pre-17th Century
English
fwendy / friendly nickname forms
“Rare affectionate forms built around the word for a friend.”
17th Century
English
wendy
“A very rare personal name or nickname, likely influenced by earlier English name patterns.”
1904
English
Wendy
“Used by J. M. Barrie for a character in Peter Pan, helping establish it as a given name.”
20th Century
English
Wendy
“A common feminine given name in the English-speaking world.”
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