Wendy 1904 play "Peter Pan" and its 1911 novelization "Peter and Wendy" by J. M. Barrie. Its popularity reached a peak in the 1960s but subsequently declined. The name was inspired by young Margaret Henley, daughter of Barrie's poet friend W. E. Henley. With the common childhood difficulty pronouncing "R"s, Margaret reportedly used to call him "my fwiendy-wendy". The name Wendy in Dutch is either of Anglo-Saxon origin or an abbreviation of names such as Wendela (an old-fashioned name which probably means related to the Vandals). Chinese women with the same or similar-sounding characters as their given names often anglicise their
The Wendy House The Wendy House The Wendy House was a goth and alternative nightclub based in Leeds, England. It generally occurred on the 3rd Saturday of every month from 9.00pm to 2.30am at Leeds University Union. The night was started in May 1998 by three graduates of the University of Leeds, who wanted the north of England to have something comparable with events at London venues such as The Slimelight and The Electric Ballroom. The Wendy House closed its doors after the final night, which was held on 21 June 2014. Originally the night was held in the (now defunct) Harvey Milk