Wendy
Can it be used as a short form for Gwendolyn?
Is it at all related to Gwendolyn?
Is it at all related to Gwendolyn?
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Regardless of any possible etymological kinship, I feel Wendy works as a nickname simply because of the sounds it contains. I personally prefer the Welsh Gwendolen spelling ("-yn" endings are masculine in Welsh); the "y" doesn't need to be present to make Wendy a viable nickname, "wend" being plenty. I quite like Wendy. :)
1. Sure, why not?
2. Maybe? As the database mentions, I can see it being used as a nn for names containing/derived from the gwen element.
2. Maybe? As the database mentions, I can see it being used as a nn for names containing/derived from the gwen element.
This message was edited 11/19/2015, 9:16 AM
It probably already has been used as short for Gwendolyn, and probably Winifred to. (I think the character in the Shining was Winifred, Wendy for short.) But I'd rather just see it used on its own, because I don't like Gwendolyn or Winifred.
Nothing at all to do with Gwendolyn or any other name. But that's no reason not to use it as a nn for Gwendolyn or any other Gwen name. It's pretty but dated.