Mandy (name)

Mandy
Pronunciation/mændi/ MAN-dee
GenderUnisex
Language(s)English
Origin
Language(s)English, Latin
Word/nameDiminutive form of Amanda
MeaningLovable (when derived from Amanda)
Region of originEngland
Other names
Variant form(s)Mandie, Mandi
Related namesAmanda, Amandus, Miranda, Mandel, Emmanuel, Manda, Mandana, Mansur, Manuel, Norman, Normand, Manfred, Armand, Armando, Samantha, Amandine

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, as well as being a given name in its own right. It is also used as a diminutive for the masculine names Armand, Armando, Mandel, Mansur or Emmanuel. Variants, for both male and female, include Mandi, Mandie, and Manda.

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 Milly-Molly-Mandy series of children's books by Joyce Lankester Brisley 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 more recent times.

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Fictional characters

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  • Mandy, a professional assassin in the American TV series 24
  • Mandy, a character in the mobile game Brawl Stars
  • Mandy, in the American animated TV series The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy
  • Mandy, recurring character and villainess in the French and Canadian animated TV series Totally Spies!
  • Mandy, a character in the 2019 film UglyDolls
  • Mandy Brocklehurst, in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter
  • Mandy Carter, in the British TV series Ackley Bridge
  • Mandy Carter, titular character in the British TV series Mandy
  • Mandy Dingle, in the British TV series Emmerdale
  • Mandy Fournier, a character from Louds
  • Mandy Garland, in the 1952 British film Mandy
  • 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 Milkovich, a character in the American TV series Shameless
  • Mandy Salter, in the British TV series EastEnders
  • Mandy Valdez, in the American TV series iCarly
  • Mandy Winger, in the American TV series Dallas

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