Mandy (name) explained
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, Helmand, Mandel, Mansour 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.
Given name
Female
- Mandy Aftel, American perfumer
- Mandy Boyd (born 1991), New Zealand lawn bowls player
- Mandy Butcher (born 1986), Canadian actress
- Mandy Capristo (born 1990), German singer
- Mandy Chiang (born 1982), Hong Kong pop singer and actress
- Mandy Cho (born 1982), American-born beauty contestant and actress in Hong Kong
- Mandy Clark (born 1982), American voice actress
- Mandy Cohen, American physician and Director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Mandy Coon, American fashion designer
- Mandy Davies (born 1966), British Olympic field hockey player
- Mandie Fletcher (born 1954), English television and film director
- Mandy Ginsberg, American businesswoman and manager
- Mandie Godliman (born 1973), English Test cricketer
- Mandy Gonzalez, American stage actress
- Mandy Haase (born 1982), German Olympic field hockey player
- Mandy Haberman (born 1956), British inventor and entrepreneur
- Mandy Leach (born 1979), Zimbabwean Olympic swimmer
- Mandy Maywood (born 1974), Australian Paralympic swimmer
- Mandy McCartin (born 1958), British artist
- Mandy Minella (born 1985), Luxembourgish professional tennis player
- Mandy Mohamed (born 2000), Dutch-Egyptian artistic gymnast
- Mandy Mulder (born 1987), Dutch champion sailor
- Mandy Ord (born 1974), Australian comic artist
- Mandy Planert (born 1975), German slalom canoer
- Mandy Sellars (born 1975), British woman possibly afflicted by Proteus syndrome
- Mandy Stadtmiller (born 1975), American writer, comedienne and newspaper columnist
- Mandy Tam (born 1957), Hong Kong politician, tax advisor and newspaper columnist
- Mandy Teefey (born 1976), American film director; Mother of Selena Gomez
- Mandy Van Deven (born 1980), American feminist writer and activist
- Mandy Walker (born 1963), Australian cinematographer
- Mandy Wong (born 1982), Hong Kong actress
- Mandy Wötzel (born 1973), German champion figure skater
- Mandy Wright (born 1977), American educator and politician
Male
Nickname
Female
- Amanda "Mandy" Barnett (born 1975), American country music singer
- Amanda "Mandy" Chessell (born c. 1965), British computer scientist
- Amanda "Mandy" Cavan (née Clemens) (born 1978), American soccer player
- Amanda "Mandy" Drennan (born 1988), Australian Paralympic swimmer
- Madeleine "Mandy" Grunwald (born 1958), American political strategist
- Amanda "Mandy" Hager (born 1960), New Zealand children's book author
- Amanda "Mandy" Harvey (born 1988), American deaf jazz musician
- Amanda "Mandy" Johnstone (born 1972), Australian politician
- Margaretha "Mandy" de Jongh (born 1961), Dutch taekwondo champion
- Amanda "Mandy" Loots (born 1976), South African Olympic swimmer
- Carmen "Mandy" Miller (born 1944), British actress, child star of the 1952 film Mandy
- Amanda "Mandy" Moore (born 1984), American pop singer
- Samantha "Mandy" Moore (born 1976), American dancer and choreographer
- Marilyn "Mandy" Rice-Davies (1944–2014), British model
- Amanda "Mandy" Smith (born 1970), British pop singer, model and actress
- Amanda "Mandy" Barker (née Smith) (born 1972), New Zealand Olympic field hockey player
- Amanda "Mandy" Ventrice (born 1985), American recording artist
Male
Fictional characters
- 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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