Mandy

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

Proper noun

  1. A diminutive of the female given name Amanda, popular as a formal given name in the UK in the 1960s and 1970s.
    • But Mother and Father and Grandpa and Grandma and Uncle and Aunty couldn't very well call out "Millicent Margaret Amanda" every time they wanted her, so they shortened it to "Milly-Molly-Mandy" which is quite easy to...
    • Without looking up, she asked: "Is your name Mandy or Amanda Price?" "Mandy, Miss Etienne." In other circumstances Mandy would have pointed out that if her name were Amanda the CV would have said so. - 1994, P.D.James,...

Origin

Apheretic form of Amanda + -y.

Forms

Mandys Mandies

Proper noun Entry 2

  1. A surname from Hungarian.

Origin

Etymology tree Hungarian Mándybor. English Mandy Borrowed from Hungarian Mándy.

Forms

Mandys

Proper noun Entry 3

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

Origin

Clipping of Mandelson + -y.