"Mandy" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈmændi/ Forms: Mandys [plural], Mandies [plural]
Rhymes: -ændi Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s|Mandies}} Mandy (plural Mandys or Mandies)
  1. A diminutive of the female given name Amanda. Popular as a formal given name in the UK in the 1960s and 1970s. Categories (topical): English diminutives of female given names, English female given names, English given names
    Sense id: en-Mandy-en-name-L47lkGYO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 79 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Forms: Mandys [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Hungarian Mándy. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|hu|Mándy}} Hungarian Mándy Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Mandy (plural Mandys)
  1. A surname from Hungarian.
    Sense id: en-Mandy-en-name-24VaM12Q Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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