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Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Notts
Posts: 4,178
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Notts
Posts: 4,178
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WENDY
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: WEN-dee [key]
Probably first used in J. M. Barrie's play 'Peter Pan' in 1904. It was from the nickname fwendy "friend", given to the author by a young friend. However, there is some evidence that the name may have been used prior to the play, in which case it could be related to the Welsh name GWENDOLEN or other names beginning with gwen meaning "white, fair, blessed".
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