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How Did the Name Wendy Originate and Where Did it Come From?

May 18, 2020 by Karen Hill

The name Wendy was invented by J.M. Barrie for a character in his 1904 play Peter Pan.

The poet W.E. Henley, a close friend of Barrie’s, had a four-year-old daughter, Margaret.

And because her father always referred to Barrie as “friend,” she would try to imitate him by saying “fwend” or “fwendy-wendy.”

Sadly, Margaret died at the age of six, but her expression lives on in Peter Pan and all the Wendys that have followed.

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About Karen Hill

Karen Hill is a freelance writer, editor, and columnist. Born in New York, her work has appeared in the Examiner, Yahoo News, Buzzfeed, among others.

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