Mandy (name)
Mandy can be used as a given name, a diminutive, or a nickname, for both female and male genders. It is often used as a diminutive (i.e. short form, see hypocorism) of the female names Amanda and Miranda or as a given name in its own right. It is also used as a nickname for the male names Armand, Armando, Mandel or Emmanuel. Variants, for both male and female, include Mandi, Mandie and Manda.
| Pronunciation | MAN-dee |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | English |
| Meaning | Lovable |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Amanda, Amandus, Miranda, Mandel, Emmanuel, Manda, Mandie, Mandi |
Its usage as a popular female name can be traced back to at least the beginning of the 20th century, with the song "Mandy" by Irving Berlin in 1919, and the Joyce Lankester Brisley's children's books of Milly-Molly-Mandy in the 1920s. The pop songs "Mandy" by Barry Manilow (1974) and the Irish boyband Westlife (2003) and I'm Mandy Fly Me by 10CC (1976) speak to the resurgent popularity of the name in recent times.
Given name
- Women
- Mandy Aftel, American perfumer
- Mandy Boyd (born 1991), New Zealand lawn bowls player
- Mandy Bruno (born 1982), American actress
- Mandy Butcher (born 1986), Canadian actress
- Mandy Capristo (born 1990), German singer
- Mandy Cho (born 1982), American-born beauty contestant and actress in Hong Kong
- Mandy Clark (born 1982), American voice actress
- Mandy Coon, American fashion designer
- Mandy Davies (born 1966), British former Olympic field hockey player
- Mandie Fletcher (born 1954), English television and film director
- Mandie Godliman (born 1973), English Test cricketer
- Mandy Gonzalez, American stage actress
- Mandy Grunwald (born 1958), American political strategist
- Mandy Haase (born 1982), German Olympic field hockey player
- Mandy Haberman (born 1956), British inventor and entrepreneur
- Mandy Harvey (born 1988), American deaf jazz musician
- Mandy de Jongh (born 1961), Dutch former taekwondo champion
- Mandy Leach (born 1979), Zimbabwean former Olympic swimmer
- Mandy Maywood (born 1974), Australian former Paralympic swimmer
- Mandy McCartin (born 1958), British artist
- Mandy Minella (born 1985), Luxembourgish professional tennis player
- Mandy Mulder (born 1987), Dutch champion sailor
- Mandy Ord (born 1974), Australian comic artist
- Mandy Planert (born 1975), German former slalom canoer
- Mandy Sellars (born 1975), British woman possibly afflicted by Proteus syndrome
- Mandy Stadtmiller (born 1975), American writer, comedienne and newspaper columnist
- Mandy Van Deven (born 1980), American feminist writer and activist
- Mandy Walker (born 1963), Australian cinematographer
- Mandy Wötzel (born 1973), German champion figure skater
- Mandy Wright (born 1977), American educator and politician
- Men
- Mandy Juruni (born 1967), Ugandan basketball coach
- Mandy Yachad (born 1960), South African cricketer and field hockey player
Nickname
- Women
- Amanda Mandy Barnett (born 1975), American country music singer
- Amanda Mandy Chessell (born c. 1965), British computer scientist
- Mandy Chiang (born 1982), Hong Kong pop singer and actress
- Amanda Mandy Clemens (born 1978), American former soccer player
- Amanda Mandy Drennan (born 1988), Australian former Paralympic swimmer
- Amanda Mandy Hager (born 1960), New Zealand children's book author
- Amanda Mandy Johnstone (born 1972), Australian politician
- Amanda Mandy Loots (born 1976), South African former Olympic swimmer
- Carmen Mandy Miller (born 1944), British actress, child star of the 1952 film Mandy
- Amanda Mandy Moore (born 1984), American pop singer
- Mandy Moore (born 1976), American dancer and choreographer
- Marilyn Mandy Rice-Davies (born 1944), British model
- Amanda Mandy Smith (born 1970), British pop singer, model and actress
- Amanda Mandy Smith (field hockey) (born 1972), New Zealand former Olympic field hockey player
- Mandy Tam (born 1957), Hong Kong politician, tax advisor and newspaper columnist
- Amanda Mandy Ventrice ( born 1985), American recording artist
- Mandy Wong (born 1982), Hong Kong actress
- Men
- Steve Hill (footballer) (1940-2010), British footballer
- Mandy Lion (born c. 1970), German heavy metal singer
- Peter Mandelson (born 1953), British Labour politician
- Norman Mandy Mitchell-Innes (1914-2006), English cricketer
- Mandel Mandy Patinkin (born 1952), American actor
- Armando Mandy Romero (born 1967), American baseball player
Fictional characters
- Mandy, a professional assassin in the American TV series 24
- Mandy, in the American animated TV series The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy
- Mandy, recurring character in the French and Canadian animated TV series Totally Spies!
- Mandy Carter, in the British TV series Ackley Bridge
- Mandy Dingle, in the British TV series Emmerdale
- Mandy Hampton, in the American TV series The West Wing
- Mandy Hope, in the children's book series Animal Ark
- Mandy Hutchinson, in the British TV series Hollyoaks
- Mandy Garland, in the 1952 British film Mandy
- Mandy Salter, in the British TV series EastEnders
- Mandy Valdez, in the American TV series iCarly
- Mandy Winger, in the American TV series Dallas
- Mandy, a character in the 2019 film UglyDolls
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