The name Wendy was popularised by the character Wendy Darling in J. M. Barrie's 1904 play Peter Pan, or the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up, and its subsequent adaptations.
Da dove viene il nome Wendy?
The name Wendy is a diminutive of the name Gwendolen, which itself comes from the Welsh name Gwenhwyfar (Welsh pronunciation:[ɡwenv̥əiv̥ar]), also sometimes written as Gwenhwyfar. Gwenhwyfar era la moglie del re Arthur in materia di Gran Bretagna, un ciclo di storie arturiane.