"Mandy" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈmændi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-AnotherFriendlyHuman-Mandy.wav [US] Forms: Mandys [plural], Mandies [plural]
Rhymes: -ændi Etymology: Apheretic form of Amanda + -y. Etymology templates: {{apheretic form|en|Amanda}} Apheretic form of Amanda, {{suffix|en||y<id:diminutive>}} + -y Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s|ies}} 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.
    Sense id: en-Mandy-en-name-6dV9fezA Categories (other): English diminutives of female given names, English female given names, English given names, English terms suffixed with -y (diminutive), UK politics Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (diminutive): 62 14 24 Disambiguation of UK politics: 87 0 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Forms: Mandys [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Hungarian Mándybor. English Mandy Borrowed from Hungarian Mándy. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|hu:Mándy|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Hungarian Mándybor. English Mandy [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Hungarian", "term" : "Mándy", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "hu" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "Mandy", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="Mandy"> Borrowed from Hungarian Mándy. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Mandy (plural Mandys)
  1. A surname from Hungarian.
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name

Etymology: Clipping of Mandelson + -y. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|Mandelson}} Clipping of Mandelson, {{suffix|en||y<id:diminutive>}} + -y Head templates: {{en-prop}} Mandy
  1. Nickname for Peter Mandelson (born 1953), British politician.
    Sense id: en-Mandy-en-name-M~aKnPlY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Nicknames for individuals Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 24 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 21 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 17 57 Disambiguation of Nicknames for individuals: 14 10 76
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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