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English word origin

Etymology of Mandy

Apheretic form of Amanda + -y.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
name

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

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Apheretic form of Amanda + -y.

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Source etymology 2

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name

A surname from Hungarian.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Hungarian Mándy.

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Source etymology 3

Original entry ↗
name

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

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Clipping of Mandelson + -y.

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