He hee! The one thing that people of all sorts have said to her repeatedly since she moved down there is "Slow down!". Apparently people take everything (including talking) a bit slower down y'alls way. Mundi was most unfond of her name until about the latter half of high school. Then she decided that it made her unique and exotic and people remembered her better.
Ah, it could be worse. It could have been Hepzibah, or Mergetroide, or Amanita. Nobody would ever get your name right then, and all your mail would be misspelled. I've actually known a Hepzibah and an Amanita. Amanita in particular was quite disgusted with her parent's choice. Mostly because people kept assuming she was an airheaded loadie who chose it herself to celebrate her fondness for that particular psychotropic mushroom. Last I knew she had started calling herself Anita and was seriously condering a legal change.
I've rather wondered, is Wendy the given or a shortened?
Oh yeah, DH reminded me, our landlord often calls me "Barbarella" or "Barbarino" when he is in a perky mood. Better than Babs I suppose, but not by much.
NightMist Because there are a zillion Barbaras in the world and more than a couple right on this group.