Mandy (given name)
| Mandy | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | MAN-dee |
| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | English |
| Meaning | Lovable |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Amanda, Miranda, Armand, Mandel, Emmanuel, Manda, Mandie, Mandi |
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Mandy is a nickname or a given name. It is either used as a short form of the female names Amanda or Miranda, or as a nickname for the male names Armand, Armando, Mandel or Emmanuel. Variants, for both male and female, include "Mandi", "Mandie" and "Manda".
Its usage as a popular female nickname 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.
It has regularly been given as proper first name to girls in English-speaking countries since the 1960s, but very occasionally also to boys, such as the South African cricketer and field hockey player Mandy Yachad.
People who have Mandy as 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
- 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, commedienne 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 Yachad (male, born 1960), South African cricketer and field hockey player
People who use Mandy as adopted name
- Women
- (Amanda) Mandy Chessell (born c. 1965), British computer scientist
- (Nga-man) Mandy Chiang (born 1982), Hong Kong pop singer and actress
- (Amanda) Mandy Hagar (born 1960), New Zealand children's book author
- (Carmen) Mandy Miller (born 1944), British actress, child star of the film Mandy (1952)
- (Amanda) Mandy Modano (aka "Willa Ford") (born 1981), American pop singer-songwriter
- (Amanda) Mandy Moore (born 1984), American pop singer
- (Marilyn) Mandy Rice-Davies (born 1944), British model
- (Amanda) Mandy Smith (born 1970), British pop singer, model and actress
- (Heung-man) Mandy Tam (born 1957), Hong Kong politician, tax advisor and newspaper columnist
- (Amanda) Mandy Ventrice ( born 1985), American recording artist
- (Zhìwén) Mandy Wong (born 1982), Hong Kong actress
- Men
- Mandy Lion (born c. 1970), German heavy metal singer
- (Norman) Mandy Mitchell-Innes (born 1914), English cricketer
- (Mandel) Mandy Patinkin (born 1952), American actor
- (Armando) Mandy Romero (born 1967), American baseball player
People who are nicknamed Mandy
- Women
- Amanda "Mandy" Barnett (born 1975), American country music singer
- Amanda "Mandy" Clemens (born 1978), American former soccer player
- Amanda "Mandy" Drennan (born 1988), Australian former Paralympic swimmer
- Amanda "Mandy" Johnstone (born 1972), Australian politician
- Amanda "Mandy" Loots (born 1976), South African former Olympic swimmer
- Amanda "Mandy" Smith (born 1972), New Zealander former Olympic field hockey player
- Men
- Stephen "Mandy" Hill (1940-2010), British footballer
- Peter Mandelson (born 1953), British Labour politician sometimes referred to as "Mandy"
Fictional characters named Mandy
- In books
- Mandy Hope, a character in the children's book series Animal Ark
- In TV series
- Mandy, a character in the American animated TV series The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy (2003–2007)
- Mandy, a character in the Canadian animated sitcom 6teen (2004–2010)
- Mandy Luxe, a character in the French & Canadian animated TV series Totally Spies! (2001– )
- Mandy Hampton, a character in the American TV series The West Wing (1999–2006), appearing in the first season (1999–2000)
- Mandy Richardson/Hutchinson, a character in the British TV series Hollyoaks (1995– ), appearing 1996–2008 and 2010–2011
- Mandy Dingle, a character in the British TV series Emmerdale (1989 – ), appearing 1995–2001
- Mandy Salter, a character in the British TV series EastEnders (1985– ), appearing 1992–1994 and 2011–2012
- Mandy, a professional assassin in the American TV series 24 (2001–2010), appearing 2001–2005