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.

Contents 1 People 2 Fictional characters 3 In song 4 Places 5 Business 6 Things 7 External links

[edit] People

• Sister Wendy Beckett, nun and TV presenter on art history
• Wendy Bell, News anchor for WTAE-TV
• Wendy Carlos, American composer
• Dame Wendy Hiller DBE, English film and stage actress
• Wendy Holden, British journalist and author
• Wendy "The Snapple Lady" Kaufman, television personality and former Snapple spokesperson
• Wendy Melvoin, musician and composer most famous for her work with Lisa Coleman and with Prince's 1980s band, 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
• Melinda "Wendy" Thomas, daughter of Wendy's founder Dave Thomas
• Wendy Wilde, radio talk show host, political candidate.
• Wendy Williams, radio personality, author
• Wendy Leung, Toronto-based singer/songwriter
• Wendy Mesley, a host and reporter for CBC Television's consumer investigation series Marketplace
• Wendie Malick, born Wendy Malick, an American actress and former fashion model.

[edit] Fictional characters

• Wendy Darling, a character in Peter Pan.
• Wendy the Good Little Witch, a character in Harvey Comics.
• Wendy Harris, a companion of Marvin White and Wonderdog on the Super Friends cartoon and comicbook.
• A character on Yogi's Space Race.
• Wendy O. Koopa, one of Bowser's children introduced in the video game Super Mario Bros. 3.
• 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

[edit] In song

• Wendy, the narrator's girlfriend in the Bruce Springsteen song "Born to Run".
• The 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

[edit] Places

• Wendy, Cambridgeshire, England.

[edit] Business

• Wendy's, North American chain of fast-food restaurants.

[edit] Things

• Wendy house, a play house for children.

[edit] External links

• 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.