I read this. I also read other discussions. I concluded that >Barrie certainly didn't invent the name (and that >(Gwendolyn-derivation) is one of the theories. Friday, February 18, 2005, 12:20:18 AM, David Ritchie wrote: DR> on 2/17/05 11:03 AM, Judy Evans at DR> judithevans001@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: >> Thursday, February 17, 2005, 6:23:24 PM, Steven G. Cameron wrote: >> >> >> SGC> **Isn't Wendy a derivative of Gwendoyn (Welsh)?? >> >> >> That's one of the theories. Barrie certainly didn't invent the name >> (if he did, he re-invented it). DR> See discussion at: >> DR> http://www.wendy.com/wendyweb/history.html DR> David Ritchie DR> Portland, Oregon DR> ------------------------------------------------------------------ DR> To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, DR> digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html -- mailto:judithevans001@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html