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Mandy.

A diminutive of the female given name Amanda, popular as a formal given name in the UK in the 1960s and 1970s.

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Meaning & usage

name/ˈmændi/
  1. A diminutive of the female given name Amanda, popular as a formal given name in the UK in the 1960s and 1970s.

Where this word comes from

Apheretic form of Amanda + -y.

name
  1. A surname from Hungarian.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Hungarian Mándy.

name
  1. Nickname for Peter Mandelson (born 1953), British politician.

Where this word comes from

Clipping of Mandelson + -y.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.