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How to pronounce Wendy (WEN-dee)

Wendy

WEN-dee

Wendee

Short 'e'. Popularised by J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan. Common in Australia.

Notes

Short 'e'. Popularised by J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan. Common in Australia.

Origin & meaning

Origin
Old English/Modern
Meaning
friend (likely coined by J.M. Barrie for Peter Pan in 1904)

Aussie nickname — what your mates might call you

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Popularity

First used as a given name in J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan (1904).

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