Wendy
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Wendy is a feminine given name of English origin, popularized by J.M. Barrie’s character Wendy Darling in "Peter Pan."
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
feminine given name
ⓘ
given name ⓘ |
| associatedCharacter | Wendy Darling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
English feminine given names
ⓘ
English given names ⓘ feminine given names ⓘ |
| culturalAssociation | Peter Pan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| etymologyNote | often explained as a diminutive of names beginning with the element "Gwen-" ⓘ |
| firstMajorLiteraryUse | Wendy Darling in J. M. Barrie’s Peter Pan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstMajorLiteraryUseDate | early 20th century ⓘ |
| gender | feminine ⓘ |
| hasDiminutiveFormOf |
Gwendolen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gwendoline NERFINISHED ⓘ Gwendolyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFictionalBearer |
Wendy Christensen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wendy Corduroy NERFINISHED ⓘ Wendy Darling NERFINISHED ⓘ Wendy Testaburger NERFINISHED ⓘ Wendy Torrance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableBearer |
Wendy Carlos
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wendy Cope NERFINISHED ⓘ Wendy Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ Wendy Hiller NERFINISHED ⓘ Wendy O. Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ Wendy Wasserstein NERFINISHED ⓘ Wendy Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Wendey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wendi NERFINISHED ⓘ Wendie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | English ⓘ |
| nameDayNote | no widely standardized name day ⓘ |
| popularityNote | became popular in the 20th century ⓘ |
| popularizedBy | J. M. Barrie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularizedByCharacter | Wendy Darling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularizedByWork | Peter Pan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| semanticAssociation |
caregiving
ⓘ
friendship ⓘ motherly figure ⓘ |
| usageRegion |
Australia
ⓘ
Canada ⓘ English-speaking countries ⓘ New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| writingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
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