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Member Since: May 2003 Posts: 0 Send Message	Jane	Report	11 Sep 2004 15:15
Member Since: May 2003 Posts: 0 Send Message	This was always something I understood. However, I borrow a friends CD which let you sort surnames out according to region based on the 1881 census. there was also a facility which let you see how many instances of a first name there were. And there were a small number of Wendy. It puzzled me I must say. Maybe someone on here has a copy of the disc and can check that out. Jane
Member Since: May 2003 Posts: 20,659 Send Message	maggiewinchester	Report	11 Sep 2004 14:59
	My aunt, born 1928 was always known as Wendy - but her real name was Verenia!! Maggie
	Researching: Henry Floyd (g x 4 grandad) Allegedly the heaviest man in England in 1842
Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 26,414 Send Message	Gwyn in Kent	Report	10 Sep 2004 18:36
	Not until 1942 in my family.
Member Since: August 2004 Posts: 3 Send Message	Andrew	Report	10 Sep 2004 18:28
Member Since: August 2004 Posts: 3 Send Message	Wendy was an invented name by J.M.Barrie for "Peter Pan" c1904. It would be interesting to find out the earliest recorded birth name......none in my family tree. Any input from our genealogical friends?