Wendy
WEN-dee
What it means
Friend; coined for the play Peter Pan from older Welsh Gwendolyn
Language
English
Culture
English;Welsh
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
mid-century · literary
Popularity over time
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.
Nicknames & variants
Common nicknames
WenWends
Alternate spellings
WendiWendieWendye
In other languages
Gwendolyn (Welsh)
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