Wendy - name meaning and origin

The girl's name Wendy \we(n)-dy\ is pronounced WEN-dee. It is of English origin, and its meaning is "friend". Literary: a created name for the heroine in James Barrie's "Peter Pan". Ballerina Wendy Whelan; playwright Wendy Wasserstein; actress Dame Wendy Hiller.

Wendy has 9 variant forms: Wenda, Wendaline, Wendee, Wendeline, Wendey, Wendi, Wendie, Wendye and Windy.

For more information, see also related names Gwendolyn, Wendell, Guinevere and Wanda.

Baby names that sound like Wendy are Wandy, Andy, Jenda, Jandy and Wonda.

Wendy is a very popular female first name and an uncommon surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Wendy. Compare Wendy with related baby names.