Wendy 1028204 226062954 2008-07-16T17:40:48Z 90.149.128.140 /* People */ {{wiktionary|Wendy}} '''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. [[Category:Given names]] [[Category:English given names]] [[de:Wendy]] [[es:Wendy]] [[fr:Wendy]] [[ja:ウェンディ]] [[pt:Wendy]]