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I used to know two wonderful sisters called Shirley and Wendy! Retro chic.

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There used to be Wendy houses all over South Africa, but now I think they've been replaced in the national vocabulary by Zozos, Zozo being a company that makes such things, also portable loos, that kind of product. Made of metal, mostly, so uncomfortably hot but useful.

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Wendy is firmly 1920s or 1930s to me. Those clothes, those cars, the friends called Rosemary and Diana, and indeed Moira and Angela ... the chance of dancing with a man who'd danced with a girl who'd danced with the Prince of Wales. Oh yes. Peter Wimsey, Albert Campion, Bertie Wooster.

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I wouldn't use it, but then I've got a son named Peter.

I have no idea what a Wendy house is.

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But Wendy is a cute name. I prefer the name Gwendolen with the nn Wendy. I also love the nn Gwen which makes Gwendolen even cooler.

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I like it. I like Wendene better, but Wendy is also good. Never heard of a Wendy house... I only know a few Wendys period, so it doesn't really feel like it has a specific time period it's limited to. I think it's usable. It's not top of my personal list, but that's only because there are too many other wonderful names out there ahead of it and I'd have to be a rabbit to have enough babies to use them all. :-P Would be nice to see some little Wendys running around. Nice change from some of the trendy names.

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Pick which side of these you'd prefer Wendy on and have fun...
Joanna
Felicia
Elizabeth
Carmel
Laurelle
Janelle
Joelle
Noelle
Noella
Jacinta
Jerusha
Amaryllis
Jessica
Vanessa
Lucia
Lucille
Esperanza
Mikiko
Keiko (prn'd kayko)
Kathleen
Janessa
Louise (though it may feel like filler)
Jade
Erika
Elisa
Miela
Mavelle

Wendy sounds too flimsy to me as a full name. It's okay as a nickname for Gwendolyn, but I don't really care for it all that much even as a nickname. The good thing about Wendy is that not many kids around here have this name, so it's at least refreshing.

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I live in the U.S., and haven't heard anyone bring up Wendy houses in relation to the name Wendy.

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These go with Wendy:
Emmeline/Emeline/Emmaline
Amity
Pearl
Carrie
Abby
Nell
Nellie
Nella
Phoebe
Fern
Clara
Maggie
Annie
Nora

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Theo
Oliver
Malcolm
Frederick
Albert
Simon
Rupert
Felix
Ferdinand
Charles
Charlie

My Grandma is called Wendy, she's 63, so I find it kinda dated. I also have a Uni lecturer called Wendy who is around 40.

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I wouldn't use it myself.

I like it, I think it's cute!
I have no clue what Wendy houses are so they probably don't exist here.. :P
I wouldn't use it myself, just because I like a lot of other names more. I like:

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Wendy Ginevra
Wendy Arabella
Wendy Louisa
Wendy Juliana
Wendy Elisabeth
Wendy Anabelle
Wendy Melisande
Wendy Jessica
Wendy Georgia
Wendy Lysandra
Wendy Melodia
Wendy Elodie
Wendy Helena
Wendy Cassandra
Wendy Alice
Wendy Beatrice
Wendy Harmonia

I love Wendy! I don't think it's too outdated but I know my SO does :( I've never heard of Wendy houses. And I would definitely still use it. I haven't given MNs much thought but my go to is Wendy Estrella or Wendy Estelle

I think it is really cute and would be a great nickname for Gwendolyn. I don't have a clue what a Wendy House is the only associations I have is the restaurant and Peter Pan.

I had to Google wendy house. We'd just call it a playhouse here, but we have them.
I never thought much of Wendy since it only makes me think of the Peter Pan character and the fast food restaurant, but at some point a while ago it started appealing to me. It's very happy and light, and a neat sagey color. I wouldn't use it, although I'd consider it for a nn. My favorite combos with it are Wendy Epona, Wendy Georgina, Wendy Lavender, and Wendy Tallulah Frances.

I kind of like it. I do think it's dated, but I like the association with Peter Pan. I've only ever met two Wendys, and they were both pleasant. One was a staff member at my after-school care when I was little, and one is the mother of a friend of mine.

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Judging from the other posts, it seems like Wendy houses are what are called play houses here in the US, so I don't have that association at all.

We do have them, but we don't call them "Wendy houses" (I had to look that up!), we call them play houses.

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I like Wendy as a nn for Wednesday (since Wednesday sounds like "wensday"). I knew a kind of unpleasant Wendy as a child so I still shy away from it a bit because of that, also it is a tad on the odd-and-dated side around here. But I do so want to appreciate it because it has a vaguely witchy vibe. It makes me think of yelling children and aggressive cheerfulness (probably a subconcious melding of the food company "Wendy's" logo and Pippi Longstocking).

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Someone on the board once came up with the combo of Wendy Saskia, which I thought was so bad that it stuck with me forever and ever and now I just love it. It's so abrupt and weird, just the way both Wendy and Saskia tend to be.

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Other ideas:

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Wendy Rosalind
Wendy Cordelia
Wendy Hazel
Wendy Susan
Wendy Juniper
Wendy Lucille
Wendy Rosebud
Wendy Demelza
Wendy Marilou
Wendy Angelica
Wendy Liza
Wendy Lulu
Wendy Ramona

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Something about Wendy makes me want to go totally overboard and creative and just, like, throw paint around, so that's actually got me liking it more! It seems very...unabashed. Outgoing, outspoken, and screechingly happy and messy.

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ok fine now I've totally got a crush on it too

I love Wendy. In fact, I suggested it for niece #2, but my brother didn't like it. Oh, well.

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What is a Wendy house?

Wendy! I vote for fun. I've never heard of a Wendy house. Here we just call them toy houses or something. I would totally use it, though probably short for Gwendolen or Wendeline, though who knows really.

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Do you mean combos or siblings? I'll do combos.

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Wendy Geraldine
Wendy Magdalene
Wendy Christine (so much -een)
Wendy Olivette
Wendy Lucille
Wendy Mairead
Wendy Rohesia!
Wendy Ludivine
Wendy Arethusa
Wendy Athene (I'm still going with -een here, even though it's wrong)
Wendy Clothilde
Wendy Custodia
Wendy Frederica
Wendy Fernanda
Wendy Giovanna
Wendy Nolwenn (this sounds better outloud than it does in my head)
Wendy Sarai
Wendy Isobel / Isabel / Ysabel

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Sorry if I went too far out. I think Wendy goes wonderfully with more unusual names, most of the time.

I like the literary connection since it was made up for Peter Pan....but it does seem outdated.
I'm in the US, and I am unfamiliar with Wendy houses. I guess I'll go google that.

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