Weird names

Clodfobble · 06-22-2010, 11:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Gravdigr

FWIW: I've read that the name Wendy is recorded nowhere in history before the story about Peter Pan.

The Straight Dope says no, although they agree it gave a major popularity boost to what was a pretty uncommon name at the time.

Spexxvet · 06-23-2010, 01:11 PM

Bill Lear, who invented the Lear Jet, named his daughter Shanda, as in Shanda Lear.

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