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Wendy

American  
[wen-dee] / ˈwɛn di /
Or Wendie

noun

  1. a female given name, form of Gwendolyn.


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Wendy C. Ortiz is the author of three books and is a therapist in private practice in Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Wendy Whitmore, of cybersecurity firm Palo Alto Networks, expects "some sort of catastrophic attack" this year connected to AI agent capabilities.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

The following day, the county Fire Department rescued a teenage girl from the Wendy Trail in Newbury Park after she suffered a rattlesnake bite.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Wendy Howard, 51, is a user of the Uniform for All scheme and said it had made a big difference in her life as a single mother to two children.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

She was a slender little thing of ten, and her name was Florry Wendy.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith