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Wendy (female)

Pet Name for:Gwendolen (F)
Derivative(s):Wenda (F)
Can be spelt:Wendi (F)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
"Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:

English. Reputedly first used by J. M. Barrie in "Peter Pan". It is now a name in its own right and a pet name for Gwendolen.
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