Wendy?

[MullerInk]

What do we think? Does it fit with the old lady name vibes. What about Sally? I really like them both.

My first thought too 😂

I don't think either of them are great really, Wendy is very Peter Pan and just a bit of a wet name. Sally just seems old-fashioned and can't really imagine it on a little girl.

I like Sally. Not a fan of Wendy though but not because it's dated, just because. I like Lindy and Belinda which are equally dated but nicer.
I think names ending in da sound more fashionable than they used to. We're not there yet though, but I like zelda and rhoda.

I know a Wendy and a Sally, both in their late forties/early fifties. So they’re not ‘old lady’ enough for me.

I always thought Wendy was a diminutive of Gwendoline.

@StarboysMum , it was invented for Peter Pan and is from 'friendy-wendy'

Had a quick google and you may be right! Also some records of it being a male name or a diminutive of Wendelin (also male). I take the 'made-up name' thing back (still not keen on the name, though).

@ShoesoftheWorld , did you get that from a baby name site? They're not reliable. The actress Wendy Craig is a Gwendoline.

Really don’t like either.. they seem so mousy and small. But - they are probably on the horizon for a revival.

Both very dated.

Sally is lovely. Wendy I think of fries and chicken lol

I prefer Sally to Wendy

I quite like both. Sally reminds me of the home and away character but I can't imagine that would be a hindrance!

How about Penny, Lindsay, jenny

Seems I’m with the majority: no to Wendy, yes to Sally!

Just had a count up and I reckon I know about 8 Sallys. Age range from 30 up to nearly 80.

I like both. I’ve always liked Wendy, maybe because all the ones I knew growing up were lovely and definitely not old laddies.

Wendy? Seriously that is awful. Sally is dreadful too, a really drippy name.

Sorry I don't like either they sound old fashioned but not in the way that rejuvenated names like Edith and Maud do - a bit like calling a boy Gary or wayne rather than Albert or Wilf. Bit more naff than retro.

But Maude, Wilf etc all sound awful too. Just really unflattering old names. Sounds like the poor kid's arrived aged 80 from birth and inexplicably destined to be a Victorian Londoner all their days.

Reminds mr of being a Wendy.

'But Maude, Wilf etc all sound awful too. Just really unflattering old names. Sounds like the poor kid's arrived aged 80 from birth and inexplicably destined to be a Victorian Londoner all their days.'

Not really into those names either just citing popular old fashioned names. My personal favourite trad girls names ( that I have not used myself) are Isobella, Francesca, Amelie and Clara.

Wendy I’d put with Sharon, Tracy, lynn, Beverley type names of the 70s

Sally is more along the lines of Nicola, Kelly, Samantha, Jody of the 80s

i don’t mind either and wouldn’t bat an eye if there was one in my daughters nursery

It's not old lady cool, I'm 43 and went to school with Wendy's. I prefer Sally

I think Sally is a classic

Wendy is IMO dated. I know a few who are all 50-70.

I have a relative called Wendy, in her late 60's.
Was a modern name in the early 50's, but actually the more I read it the stranger it sounds 😂
Definitely can't imagine a baby, toddler or teen with the name.

I don’t think Wendy and Sally are old enough to be fashionable again yet.

kids born now will be calling their kids names like Sally, Wendy, Deborah, Susan , Julie etc.

they are just middle aged women at the mo.