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Wendy
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| Language of origin: | English |
| Gender: | female |
| Info about origin: | invented by J.M. Barries for his piece 'Peter Pan' (1904) |
| | from a nickname of a little girl for the author |
| Variants: | Wendy German, English (#257 in US popularity) |
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Whitley
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| Language of origin: | Old English |
| Gender: | female |
| Meaning/translation: | white meadow (?) |
| Info about origin: | maybe from an Old English place name meaning 'white meadow' |
| Words: | hwit=white (Old English) ; leah=the wood, the clearing, the meadow (Old English) |
| Variants: | Whitley English (#943 in US popularity) |
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Whitney
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| Language of origin: | Old English |
| Gender: | female |
| Meaning/translation: | white island |
| Info about origin: | from a family name derived form a place name meaning 'white island' |
| Words: | hwit=white (Old English) ; ey=the island (Old Norse) |
| Variants: | Whitney English (#91 in US popularity) |
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Wilhelma
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| Language of origin: | Old High German |
| Gender: | female |
| Info about origin: | See male form William |
| Variants: | Wilhelma German |
| | Billie English (#862 in US popularity) |
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