Wendy

Wendy is a lovely name. I think it's a good idea either as a nickname or as a full name.

Beautiful name for a girl born in any time period! Probably the best W name for a girl (in my opinion); I totally recommend it! It does make me think of a particular restaurant, but who cares? There's a restaurant called Ruby Tuesday; ain't stopped any usages for the name Ruby.

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ETA: I forgot to say, Wendy from Gravity Falls is to die for!

Nice name for someone who was born in the 1970s.

Wendy is a very pretty feminine name. It reminds me of Wendy from Peter Pan. So cute!

To me Wendy is a very feminine name. It's so odd that it first appeared as a boy name in the 1600s.

Wendy from The Shining is a nice association. I think of her before the Peter Pan Wendy.

I like it best as a nickname. If someone loved the name and wanted to use it, I don’t think the other cultural associations make it unusable.

Wendy is a pretty name!

It's pretty but it would suck as someone's actual name.

I like it, I think of "Peter Pan".

I like it, only it's too associated with the restaurant.

I love this name, I think it's beautiful.

I think Wendy is a beautiful name! I absolutely love it, this name is just splendid! I absolutely just adore it!

I honestly don’t think the name is that bad. It’s quite nice actually.

WAAAAYYY too old for a girl now a days.

Um, gag me on a smurf. This name just reminds me of our nation's obesity problem.

Very pretty! I love this name!

"Wendy" is one of those delightful names that has fallen out of popular use, but is still familiar and charming. It also reminds me of the character Wendy Corduroy from the cartoon Gravity Falls.

I just noticed that Wendy is a nickname for Gwendolyn! So pretty and classic and I love the Peter Pan reference.

Wendy is a pretty name. I think it's great as a nickname or a given name. I don't think of the fast food restaurant when I hear it.

I don’t care for it.

Wendy is a pretty name, despite the fast food association. By the way, I love Wendy's and it's one of my favorite restaurants. I also like the name Peter, but if I paired it with Peter, it would have the Peter Pan association. But Wendy is pretty, and I wish it was more popular. I've heard it on a local playgrounds.

I used to hate my name being Wendy because people wouldn’t say my name correctly and ultimately said like windy and that kinda just irked me lol. AND NO I DONT LIKE WENDY’s! I also wish they used some other name cause I always get asked if I can make someone a cheese burger.

Reminds me of the nasty fast food restaurant.

My name is Wendy and I love it! My friends have given me nicknames like Wenderfluffle and Wendigo and I love them! People always ask if I like Wendy's and it gives me a chance to be my loud self and yell yes.

Wendy is the worst and ugliest name in the world it makes me want to throw up every time I here it.

I think this is a very nice name. I just think that it is odd the name was created by the movie of Peter Pan. This is my mom's name and I still love it!

I like how it sounds but the spelling looks weird to me.

My name is also Wendy but I hate my name kind of because I get mixed up with my name Windy and Wendy... But I'm starting to like my name! :)

My dad named me Wendy after Peter Pan. I've rarely meet anyone named Wendy. I love my name. I spell it Wendee. My middle name is Lynn. So I often call myself Wendee Lynn, which I think would be a perfect porn alias. Haha. For those naysayers, we probably wouldn't like you much anyway. It just so happens, I'm watching Peter Pan now.

I used to be totally attached to this name for some reason. I still like it, however, and I think this name fits all kinds of girls ranging from cute to cool. As a result, I highly recommend it!

My name is Wendy. The other Wendy's I've known in my life were unlikable (to me). This has made me not like my name very much.

To the commenter who said the name Wendy reminds you of the name Dorothy, I wonder if your brain subconsciously connects them because Dorothy from Wizard of Oz and Wendy from the fast food chain have visual affinity (pigtails, blue & white dresses).

Since when is this name tacky? It's actually quite sweet-sounding and adorable. Plus, I've never met a Wendy who wasn't kind.

Wendy is such an unattractive name.

This name sounds very 1960's to me, and oddly reminds me of "Dorothy", but I like it.

I was disgusted by this name since the first time I read the sign "Wendy's" off a restaurant and figured it must be a name. It's just not nice, period.

I love the name Wendy!
And ironically speaking, people in my country rather think it's very informal and unserious, too unserious to be boring. For the meaning of Wendy? I'd like to go with 'Friend' or Blessed.

My mum named me Wendy in 1971 because she adored the Peter Pan and Wendy book.
However, I wish I could have another name as to me it seems so boring and plain, which are certainly not my characteristics.
The two things I do like about my name is that it couldn't be used in some other way by school bullies. But also because my cousin calls me 'Wend', for short, which I actually like.

My name, given to me by my father, is Wendy Jo. Wendy from Peter Pan (one of my all time favorite movies) and Jo from my mother's father's middle name, Joseph (my absolute favorite Grandparent). All of my life kids always associated my name with the wind calling me Windy - which I have always found to be not funny & rude (although, I can be long-winded). Even my father (who, if you remember, named me) couldn't say it correctly! I can't remember even one single time that he called me Wendy & not Windy! I love my name! To me, it's wonderful to be named after something & someone that I hold so dear to my heart! I have absolutely loved Peter Pan as far back as I can remember, even before I knew I was named after Wendy Darling. When I was told that's where my name came from, it made it that much more special to me. It wasn't until I was in my mid 30's that I found that it was in Peter Pan that Wendy was used for the first time on it's own & not as a derivative or nickname for another. How exciting that the ironies come full circle! To all who have and dislike the name Wendy - just remember... it could be SO much worse!

I love this name for some reason. It reminds me of a wheat field and the colour yellow.

We named our daughter Wendy, but just for a little variation we spelled it Wendi. As far as I can recall, she was the only person with either spelling that I ever personally knew, and I'm in my 60's. It is a name recognized by everyone, but rare enough to be unique in most groups. It's shortness sounds almost like a nickname, but that saves everybody from having to come up with one.

I like the name Wendy very much!

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My first association is with the world "wind" after with the charming girl of the fairy-tale.

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So in my mind this name is linked with elegance but also the lively lightness of the wind.

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This name is ranked 8/10 IMO.

As a Wendi (I changed the lettering from an Y to an I years ago) I love my name. It has numerous meanings -
1: Seeker of Truth
2: Friendly
3: Blessed
No matter what name we have - learn to love it...

My name is Wendy, my mom named me after Wendy in Peter Pan. As I grew up people would ask me "Do you own the restaurant Wendy's?" I always thought that was insulting. So I like my name it keeps me young at heart since I am 52. My middle name on the other hand is kinda embarrassing, Rosemarie. How my mom came up with that I have no idea.

This is my name and I've always loved it. Couldn't think of a name I liked better for myself. It always reminds me of something or someone mystical like Wendy the Good Little Witch and Wendy from Peter Pan and Merlin's sister was called some variation. I think Gwenddydd was the name. However, despite all this mystical connection, I was very excited when I saw an explanation of the name in the comments above: 'A wanderer in the footsteps of Our Lord.' If only I was.

My name is Wendy and my middle name is Leah. I've always liked the name, but did think that it did not sound like an adult's name. My mother didn't name me after Peter Pan or anything else - she just liked it. I always thought my middle name worked with it well. When I was little my mother said that the 60's song "Windy" by the Association was for me. :) I certainly don't think it's boring.

My name is Wendy... Or my nickname is, rather. My name is Wendellyn. Pronounced Wen-duh-llyn. My mother wanted to name me after her Uncle Wendell and call me Wendy. My father wanted to name me Gwendolyn and call me Gwen. They decided on Wendellyn with Wendy as my nick name. I have always gone by Wendy. Even in school, I would write Wendy on all my papers and friends and teachers would call me Wendy. Of course my drivers license and medical records and all official documents have my full name Wendellyn on them. I love my name and feel my parents really thought of something very unique for me. My middle name is an "old name" too. Vesta! You can be sure I've never ran into any Wendellyn Vesta's in my life! I have only ever met one other Wendellyn, and she spelled her name Wendolyn. My mom also said that my name was popular in the 60's. However, the popular spelling for it at the time was Windy. I have never been made fun of for my name, so whoever said that is being ludicrous! Wendy and Wendellyn are beautiful and unique and I don't believe either of them sound "old"! As far as my middle name, I love it equally as much and am so very glad that I wasn't given some common and ordinary name!

Wendy is my name. I find it funny that people would think this is an old lady name. I always thought growing up that my name would never sound like an adult's. I felt Wendy was a kid name. I've never been picked on because of my name. I was the only Wendy in my school. I love my name. I didn't always when I was a kid, because I wanted to sound a bit older. Ha, As I grew up I found it's a fun name. I like that it (is thought to) mean friend. I did know a boy who went by Wendy, he was named after the Saint Wendlin. I thought that was an odd name for a boy. (By the way, I was named Wendy after my father, Wendall). I have always been told it wasn't used as a name until Peter Pan, nicknames yes, but as the person's name, no. But that could be very wrong according to writings here.

I have carried this name for 53 years. It's a wonderful name. Not many others have it. I can count on one hand how many other Wendy's I have met. I was named after Wendy in Peter Pan by my sister. I think that is lovely. People are able to spell it, pronounce it and remember it. My name is unique, and so am I. :)

Wendy is not Biblical or Christian in any way -its anglo-saxon (German/English) and pre dates Peter Pan by at least 300 yrs. On record. Once thought to be derived from Gwendolyn it's now shown to not be related, originates from wendh/wend/wind as in to turn/twist/wind on a pathway/down river... Polish Wanda and Germanic Wendel is also related as 'the Wanderer'. (And in English language fair/white.) as a prefix)
A great name to have as a kid and not very common. Which is why it ISN'T boring. I got Wendy Witch as in Wendy and Casper which I was proud of and since that nickname came from friends I wasn't offended. Teasing... Only downside is the somewhat juvenile sound because of ending in "y" but my whole family has always called me by just the first syllable -and thankfully it's the opposite of an old lady's name such as Edna, lol. (not that there's anything wrong with Edna, I love old-fashioned names, especially my aunt Edna's). Because it has featured in more than one song, people used to sing Bruce Springsteen/Beach Boys to me when they first heard that was my name etc. It originally started as a man's name in the U.K. where it's definitely the most commonplace... I know more than one man, Irish and English, both rough and tumble he-men farmers -in Ireland they have all kinds of fantastic nicknames and unusual sounding names. There was nothing feminized about either of these men being called Wendy! I don't think I've ever met a young Wendy. Most of the Wendy's I've ever come across were born in the 60's... I really loved having a "W" as my initial as a kid.

I really like it, but I feel like I couldn't use it because of the fast food place.

Such an amazing name! Cute, yet sophisticated!

Wendy is my name and I do not feel it is an "old lady" name. The only nick names from my name have been "Windy Wendy" because I do enjoy socializing and talking. I have also been called "Wendy Lou Who" because my middle name is Lou. I like my name because it is not extremely common. I do not feel it is boring, I am not sure how a name can be boring? When I think of boring, I think of people that have no imagination.

Wendy is a beautiful name. It doesn't have to have a meaning because I make the name beautiful because I'm a beautiful person.

My mum wanted to call me Ruth (after the Bible and her middle name). My dad liked the name Wendy (from Peter Pan) so I became Wendy Ruth. Whenever I meet another Wendy, I always ask them "what is your middle name?" Many varied responses from Wendy Lee, Wendy Lyn, Wendy Susan, Wendy Anne, Wendy Louise to the worst one yet, Wendy Ethel (by the way she hates her middle name) In Australia we have Ice Cream/milkshake shops called Wendy's. Happy to be associated with that! I really like my name because it suits me, it is different to all my friends the same age, it's also easy to spell and remember. I never had any unpleasant nicknames when growing up. When I met my husband-to-be, he said "I'm going to call you 'Wren' like the little blue chested bird" and now my in-laws and others call me 'Wren'. Recently I become a Grandmother and I'm known as Nanna Wren. I feel Wendy is a sweet sounding name for a young girl and can easily transition into a name for the more mature woman.

"Wendy" is a great name and to all of the ladies who have commented that they don't like their name I think you should reconsider, it's a very sweet name and not nearly as overused as similar sounding names like Brandy, Mandy, Sandy etc. I wonder what inspired Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys to choose the name Wendy for his 1964 song? I picture her as a fresh sweet girl next door type that catches the interest of every guy in town, although she pays little attention. Probably a bit of tomboy, but a real beauty inside and out.

My sister is called Wendy, she finds people call her Mindy, Sindy, Mandy, all sorts of things. We used to call her Gwinnie Winnie which she hated. I had to show her how old her name was and its history before she stopped disliking it for being so childlike. She just felt it was not a name for someone in authority, which she is. Perhaps Gwendolyn or Guinevere would be better?

Such a lovely name! It sounds sweet. It always reminds me of a pretty girl wearing skyblue night gown in Peter Pan. X)

Wendy is my name and personally I hate my name. I have gone through school with people asking me where my friend Casper is or where is Peter Pan and then everyone would laugh. My middle name is Lynne. No matter how many times I tell someone that is my middle name they think it is cute to say Wendy Lew and like sing it. It is so annoying. I have learned to just tolerate it now since I'm older. But when they re-released Peter Pan I thought I was going to hear that all over again. There were 4 Wendy's in my class in school and we all went through the same thing. The one girls mom spelled hers Wendi. She always was having to tell someone how to spell it. When they say there aren't any nick names for it... well most people call me Wen. Another annoying thing is when people are talking and you hear the words "When do"... you might turn at first thinking they might be saying your name. My parents picked it out of the blue. They thought I was going to be a boy and were all planned for to have Craig and then they had to come up with a girl's name when I was the disappointment. I actually like Wen better than Wendy. My husband and I went to have a hanging on what our names mean. His name was easy for the lady to do. The lady said to me... your name is made up for Peter Pan. I got so mad. She said we can do it on Wanda. So that is what I got. Every time I looked at that I thought of Peter Pan. I think the worst comments I have gotten are from guys in my life... they have asked me if "I'm hot and juicy". Referring to Wendy's hamburgers. That really upsets me and is insulting to my name. I hate my name so much that I have all my emails pre-signed so I don't have to write my name.

My name is Wendy. I love my name. I have met several other Wendys over the years. But overall, it's not a very common name. I like that. I would hate to be like everyone else. For those people saying "imagine the teasing she must get", if someone wants to tease you, they will find something to tease you about. I don't recall ever being teased about my name by other children. I remember an occasional remark about burgers, a frosty, or Peter Pan, but nothing bad. I don't feel like it's an old lady name either. But, most of all, I love my name because my brother, Paul, gave it to me. When he was alive he loved Wendy the Good Little Witch from Casper. He asked my parents if they had another girl (my mom was pregnant at the time Paul died) if they would name her Wendy. They told him yes. Paul died 2 months before my mom gave birth to my other brother. But, almost 5 years later, my parents had me. To honor my brother, Paul, they named me Wendy Paula.

It is a good nickname for Gwendolen. I wish could get the "Peter Pan" association out of my head, because I LOATHE that story and the characters in it. The association with the restaurant's logo isn't really that bad, actually.

I like it as I think it sounds sweet and whimsical.

Hello there, my name is Wendy. I never really liked nor disliked my name, it seemed so boring because it's heard of, but yet not common. Since I've been looking into meanings and where my name originated, like websites such as this made me realize my mother, whom I'm very attached gave me a beautiful, unique name, and now I'm very proud to wear it. I have never been teased. Maybe the occasional restaurant joke, but nothing crucial. My nickname is Wendilynn. I heard the name has some ground in Germany. Thank you for putting thoughts and comments to make me appreciate that my namesake is as unique as my personality.

Haha! Interesting reading all the comments.
Well, I'm a Male and my Name is Wendy. I had never looked into the history of the name until I met another guy 2 weeks ago when I went on vacation in Mexico and his name was Wendy also. He was the one that told me some history behind it how it went back to Wendel in old Germany. But my name was not chosen because of that, it was rather chosen from a Mexican Soccer Player from the 80's. His name was Guillermo Medizabal "Wendy Mendizabal" became one of the best in 84-86 in Mexico winning championships and my mother loved him so she named me Wendy. And its been tough bearing with it, but now grown up, I have adapted to it. But growing up it definitely got me into plenty of fights.

This is a wonderful, charming, pretty, vintage name! :)

I'm a Wendy and I love my name. I don't think it's common and I'm happy my parents chose it.

I love cute vintage names like this. There aren't many appealing girls names that start with W.

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This one's going on my list!

I recently watched the 2003 film 'Peter Pan', and now I really like this name. It can be used as a nickname or a given name, and it seems like one of those names that is youthful while the bearer is young and more mature when the bearer is older. If you named your daughter Kylie, for instance, I can't picture a 90 year old woman named Kylie. The only thing is that many people, when they hear this name, will automatically think of the name Peter.

I'm not crazy bout this name, but Wendy Torrance made me like it more :]

It's very cute, but I'm not sure if it'll look good on a resume. But somehow it doesn't sound as youthful as Kaylie and Kylie do.

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Also there is the fast food restaurant association.

One word: YUK. Horrid name. Okay, that's three words.

I'm also a "Wendi" but with an"i" at the end. Don't really understand the comment made earlier referring to "Wendi" as "YUK", but whatever, (to each it's own). I never really cared for my name. I always wished I was named Sarah or Sofia, or something sophisticated. I too love the name Kate as mentioned in an earlier post. I think Wendy Kate would be a beautiful name! With age, I'm now appreciating my name. I've always gotten compliments. I've been told what a rare beautiful name I have throughout my life, from complete strangers. I've known and met a dozen Wendy's throughout my life, so not entirely that rare, but still, very few, to where I enjoy having a pretty name that isn't so common, not to mention, again... I'm a Wendi with an "i" so even less common. I've known a Windy, and a Windi. Don't particularly like the association with the fast food restaurant, nor South Park, of which, I was unaware and would never watch! I was named after the 1967 song by my father but my mother refused to spell it like the wind?? They compromised. I was going to be named Lisa Marie like Elvis' daughter. I prefer Wendi! I appreciate the comments about it sounding lovely and vintage, suits me just perfect! There are a ton of wonderful girl names, but not many with a W. I had boys so I didn't get to pick from all the lovely female names! Lastly, I was never teased, my grandma called me Pooh, after Winnie the Pooh, I always loved it!! Thank you Dad for naming me Wendi! Someone recently told me they loved my name and said, it sounded so cosmopolitan. If I was having a girl baby today, I'd probably choose from a dear family name and incorporate my maiden name, of which I won't mention. I'd love to know if the original poster of this question named their baby Wendy? If you love it, use it! I'd assume not many of us appreciate our name until we are older. If your daughter doesn't while growing up, she will later in life!

I would like to see more of this. It's friendly-sounding.

Wow, interesting comments page for this name! Love all the debate and research about this name. I think this is a lovely name, especially when I think of Wendy Darling from Peter Pan. However, I have a strange association with fat girls with any female "W" name. I don't know why! So I'm on the fence with Wendy. It's pretty, but sometimes I think it sounds like a fat girl's name. I probably won't use it on a future child.

My name is Wendy, and I have never really liked it. To me it is a very girly name, and while I am quite feminine, I am more of a strong person, so I don't feel it fits me. I really like the name Kate, and would love to change my name to that. But at my age, it would just be too weird and likely difficult even for me to transition. The best I can say about "Wendy" is that it is not common, but not too annoying. :)

I love the name Wendy! It has a nice sound and it isn't popular. I plan on naming one of my daughters Wendy. :)

I think it's a really nice name. It would go really well if the child had a 'W' surname. Overall I think it's a really pretty name.

I can't seem to get the greasy fast food restaurant out of my head.

It doesn't seem like a formal name to me.

My name is Wendy, and I love it! Sure, when I was in elementary school some kids called me "Wendy the Pooh" or things like that, but it wasn't that bad. By the time we got to middle and high school, no one made fun of my name. I always liked having a different name--makes me more unique. As for it being an "old lady name," I have to disagree 100%!

This name would be so sweet if you could think of Peter Pan, but when I hear it unfortunately the Peter Pan image gets pushed aside and it just sounds like the fast food chain and some trashy uneducated girl. I wish it didn't have that connection because the Peter Pan image is just so lovely but I always think "trashy" when I hear it especially because someone once decided to come up with "Wendi". Yuck.

My sister's name is Wendy, and she doesn't like it because she's only met one other Wendy. Like that's a bad thing. In the meantime, yes, you can get mean names out of this. I call her Windy all the time. I like this name, even if my sister doesn't.

It's a pretty name, and even though the name ends in the ''ee'' sound, it doesn't come off as immature and too girly. The problem is that the obnoxious misogynist Wendy Shalit has ruined this name. The more I learn, the more names are ruined. Ah well.

My name is Wendy and I have never liked it! It is too simple and it is a very BORING name. And I think it's a bit old fashioned.

Well my name is Wendy too, and I like my name. I have always received complements on it. I have never had anyone make fun of my name in school. And I did get my name from the fast food resturant. I think the name is rather soothing. And it's not hard to say. And for you history buffs you might want to look up (Wendi). He was the first emperor of the Chinese Sui Dynasty back in (557-604). =)

I think it's a rather pretty name. I don't think it's boring at all, and since my name is Martha, I think Wendy is not a name just for old ladies.

I'm sorry, but can you imagine how much the poor thing would be teased going through elementary/junior high school?

I've loved this name ever since I first watched Peter Pan. It's a very cute little girl name and I believe the name came from a brilliant man. =)

On the contrary, I don't see it as a common name at all. I named my first daughter Wendy -- I was surprised to see that it had such high rankings the year she was born. I LOVE this name! It doesn't sound old to me at all. It has always sounded bright, fresh, youthful, full of energy, and sweet.

I do not like this name, it is very common and it is also my mother's name.

My name is Wendy too, and it really is a boring name. Of course, I will probably change it eventually, but I'll always keep it. As for if it was used by anyone before Peter Pan, information shows it as a nickname for anyone named Gwendolyn or Guinevere, so it could have been used for ages! I can't stand the name Gwendolyn, a kid I know used to call me that as a joke. The worst thing about the name Wendy is that it sounds like an old lady name.

Wendy is my name, and I've never overly enjoyed it. It's rather boring, actually. However, it is used for the restaurant, in Peter Pan, in the song of the same title by the Beach Boys (search the album "The Endless Summer" and you'll find it), and by Blink-182 in the title of the song "Wendy Clear." If you name your daughter this, at least give her a more exciting middle name. She'll appreciate it. :)

Quite sweet sounding.

I like this name. It is short and sweet and uncommon. No horrible nicknames can come from this but only the connection to the fast food restaurant.

I love this name! It's one of my favorite names ever! Besides Emma, Russell and Julianna this is my FAVORITE name! I recommend it very STRONGLY!