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Thread #106125   Message #2189863
Posted By: Emma B
09-Nov-07 - 11:27 AM
Thread Name: BS: The MOST British given name of all is...
Subject: RE: BS: The MOST British given name of all is...
Precisely the reason for putting invented in inverted commas Dazbo!

The name Wendy is probably a diminutive of the Welsh name Gwendolynbut, in this instance, it is believed to be derived from the phrase "friendy wendy," used by a child named Margaret Henley, whom Barrie befriended in the 1890s.

In modern name meanings Wendy is often described as meaning friendly.