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
Wendy Higgins Higgins taught 2 years of 9th and 12th grade English before becoming a full-time author. She now lives in Virginia with her husband, children, and dog Rue. Wendy Higgins Wendy Higgins (born May 15, 1977) is an American "USA Today" and "NY Times" bestselling author of romantic fantasy and paranormal fiction for young adults. Wendy is a voice of hybrid publishing, having been published traditionally and independently. Wendy Higgins (née Wendy Hornback) was born in Anchorage, Alaska. After graduating from Potomac Senior High School in Dumfries, Virginia, she attended Longwood College for three semesters. Higgins then transferred to George Mason