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

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) 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, Mandel, Mansur 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

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(1976) speak to the resurgent popularity of the name in more recent times.

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* 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 * Mandy Eißing, German politician * 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 Mayhem, New Zealand local politician and performer * 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

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* 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

* Mandy Juruni (born 1982), Ugandan basketball coach * Mandy Kane, Musical artist * Mandy Sekiguchi (born 1991), American-Japanese dancer, rapper and actor * Mandy Yachad (born 1960), South African cricketer and field hockey player

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 * Margaretha "Mandy" de Jongh (born 1961), Dutch taekwondo champion * Miranda "Mandy" Downes (1950–1985), American screenwriter * Amanda "Mandy" Drennan (born 1988), Australian Paralympic swimmer * Amanda Lee Duffy, (born 1992) known as Mandy Lee, the lead singer of MisterWives * Miranda "Mandy" Freeman (born 1995), American soccer player * 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 * Samantha "Mandy" Joye, American oceanographer * 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

* Armando "Mandy" Alvarez (born 1994), American professional baseball player and infielder * Mandy Brooks (1897–1976), American professional baseball player * Steve "Mandy" Hill (1940–2010), British footballer * Peter "Mandy" Mandelson (born 1953), British Labour politician * Armand "Mandy" Meyer (born 1960), Swiss guitarist * Norman "Mandy" Mitchell-Innes (1914–2006), English cricketer * Mandel "Mandy" Patinkin (born 1952), American actor * Armando "Mandy" Romero (born 1967), American baseball player

Fictional characters

* Mandy, a professional assassin in the American TV series '' * 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 ''

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'' * 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'' *

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, in the British TV series ''

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'' * Mandy Valdez, in the American TV series ''

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'' * Mandy Winger, in the American TV series ''

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