Wendy
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'''Wendy''' is a female name. Its popularity is attributed to the character [[Wendy Darling]] from the children's play and novel [[Peter Pan]], by [[J.M. Barrie]]. The character Wendy was inspired by a real girl. Barrie befriended young Margaret Henley, daughter of Barrie's friend W.E. Henley. Margaret used to call him 'my friendy-wendy'. Margaret died at the age of four in 1894 but was immortalized forever in Barrie's work. Although the name 'Wendy' appears as a boy's name in the 1881 census of England, Barrie is usually credited with its invention as a girl's name.
==People==
*[[Sister Wendy Beckett]], nun and TV presenter on art history
*[[Wendy Bell]], News anchor for [[WTAE-TV]]
*[[Wendy Carlos]], American composer
*[[Wendy Fitzwilliam]], former [[Miss Universe]] ([[Miss Universe 1998|1998]]) from [[Trinidad & Tobago]]
*Dame [[Wendy Hiller]] DBE, English film and stage actress
*[[Wendy Holden]], British journalist and author
*[[Wendy Kaufman|Wendy "The Snapple Lady" Kaufman]], television personality and former [[Snapple]] spokesperson
*[[Wendy Melvoin]], musician and composer most famous for her work with [[Lisa Coleman (musician)|Lisa Coleman]] and with Prince's 1980s band, [[The_Revolution_%28band%29|The Revolution]].
*[[Wendy Orlean Williams]], stripper turned punk rocker and leader of the [[Plasmatics]].
*[[Wendy Pepper]], fashion designer.
*[[Wendy Richard]], British actress
*[[Wendy Richter]], American wrestler
*[[Wendy Thomas|Melinda "Wendy" Thomas]], daughter of [[Wendy's]] founder [[Dave Thomas (American businessman)|Dave Thomas]]
*[[Wendy Whelan]], New York City Ballet principal dancer
*[[Wendy Williams (radio host)|Wendy Williams]], radio personality, author
*[[Wendy Mesley]], a host and reporter for [[CBC Television]]'s consumer investigation series ''[[Marketplace (TV series)|Marketplace]]''
*[[Wendie Malick]], born '''Wendy Malick''', an American actress and former fashion model.
==Fictional characters==
*[[Wendy Darling]], a character in ''[[Peter Pan]]''.
*[[Wendy the Good Little Witch]], a character in Harvey Comics.
*[[Wendy Harris (Super Friends)|Wendy Harris]], a companion of [[Marvin White (Super Friends)|Marvin White]] and Wonderdog on the ''[[Super Friends]]'' cartoon and comicbook.
*A character on ''[[Yogi's Space Race]]''.
*[[Koopaling#Wendy O. Koopa|Wendy O. Koopa]], one of [[Bowser (Nintendo)|Bowser]]'s children introduced in the video game ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''.
*[[Agent Pleakley|Agent Wendy Pleakley]] from ''[[Lilo & Stitch]]''.
*[[Wendy Testaburger]], a character from ''[[South Park]]''.
*[[Wendy]], Bob's Business Partner from ''[[Bob The Builder]]''.
*Wendy Cox, Greg's Friend from ''[[Greg the Bunny]]''
*'''Wendy''', wife of barrister Archie Leach in ''[[A Fish Called Wanda]]''
==In song==
*Wendy, the narrator's girlfriend in the [[Bruce Springsteen]] song "[[Born to Run (song)|Born to Run]]".
*The song "[[Wendy (song)|Wendy]]" by the [[Beach Boys]].
*"Tomorrow Wendy" by [[Andy Prieboy]].
*"Wendy Time" by [[The Cure]].
*"Wendy Clear" by [[Blink-182]].
*"Wendy" by the [[Descendents (band)|Descendents]]
"Wendy" by Jesse Malin
==Places==
*[[Wendy, Cambridgeshire]], England.
==Business==
*[[Wendy's]], North American chain of [[fast-food]] [[restaurant]]s.
==Things==
*[[Wendy house]], a play house for children.
==External links==
*[http://www.wendy.com/wendyweb/history.html The History of the name "Wendy"] explaining that its use as a female [[first name]] was popularised by the Wendy Darling character in Peter Pan, but did exist before the play (and book) was created.
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