Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mandy

/ˈmændi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.37 in modern English

Syllables: mandy
IPA: /ˈmændi/

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A diminutive of the female given name Amanda, popular as a formal given name in the UK in the 1960s and 1970s.

name

A surname from Hungarian.

name

Nickname for Peter Mandelson (born 1953), British politician.

noun

British usage; Slang; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"But Mother and Father and Grandpa and Grandma and Uncle and Aunty couldn't very well call out "Millicent Margaret Amanda" every time they wanted her, so they shortened it to "Milly-Molly-Mandy" which is quite easy to say."
"Without looking up, she asked: "Is your name Mandy or Amanda Price?" "Mandy, Miss Etienne." In other circumstances Mandy would have pointed out that if her name were Amanda the CV would have said so."

Etymology

Apheretic form of Amanda + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: y

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Mandys (plural) Mandies (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

mandies

Rhymes With

andy candy sandy handy randy brandy dandy andi brandi tandy mandi sandi

Questions

How do you pronounce mandy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmændi/.
What does mandy mean?: A diminutive of the female given name Amanda, popular as a formal given name in the UK in the 1960s and 1970s.
Where does mandy come from?: Apheretic form of Amanda + -y.

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