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) of the female names Amanda and Miranda, or as a given name in its own right. It is also used as a nickname for the male names Armand, Armando,

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, or

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. Variants, for both male and female, include Mandi, Mady, 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

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in the 1920s. The pop songs " Mandy" by

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(1974) and the Irish boyband

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(2003) and " I'm Mandy Fly Me" by

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

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Mandy Aftel Mandy or Mandie may refer to: People * Mandy (name), a female given name and nickname * Iván Mándy (1918-1995), Hungarian writer * Mark Mandy (born 1972), Irish retired high jumper * Philip Mandie (born 1942), a former judge on the Supreme ...

, American perfumer * Mandy Boyd (born 1991), New Zealand lawn bowls player *Mandy Bruno (born 1982), American actress * Mandy Butcher (born 1986), Canadian actress *

Mandy Capristo Mandy Grace Capristo (born 21 March 1990), also known mononymously as Mandy, is a German singer and songwriter. Born in Mannheim and raised in Bürstadt, Capristo was first exposed to singing and dancing competitions in 2001, when she won '' ...

(born 1990), German singer * Mandy Cho (born 1982), American-born beauty contestant and actress in Hong Kong *

Mandy Clark Mandy Clark (born June 9, 1982) is an American voice actress, primarily noted for her role as Tomo Takino in the English-language dub of Azumanga Daioh. She auditioned for ADV Films in the year 2000 without prior drama training, and landed her ...

(born 1982), American voice actress *

Mandy Coon Mandy Coon is an American fashion designer based in New York. Career Growing up in a small Houston suburb of Katy, Texas, Coon began her career in fashion as a model, after being approached by a model scout in a local shopping mall. Her exposu ...

, American fashion designer * Mandy Davies (born 1966), British former Olympic field hockey player * Mandie Fletcher (born 1954), English television and film director * Mandie Godliman (born 1973), English Test cricketer * Mandy Gonzalez, American stage actress *

Mandy Grunwald Madeleine Grunwald (born January 23, 1957) is an American professional political consultant and media advisor for the Democratic Party. Grunwald is one of the few women at the top of the field, having helped elect numerous senators and governors a ...

(born 1958), American political strategist * Mandy Haase (born 1982), German Olympic field hockey player * Mandy Haberman (born 1956), British inventor and entrepreneur * Mandy Harvey (born 1988), American deaf jazz musician * Mandy de Jongh (born 1961), Dutch former taekwondo champion *

Mandy Leach Mandy K. Leach (born 20 August 1979) is a retired female freestyle swimmer from Zimbabwe. She represented her native African country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the ...

(born 1979), Zimbabwean former Olympic swimmer * Mandy Maywood (born 1974), Australian former Paralympic swimmer * Mandy McCartin (born 1958), British artist *

Mandy Minella Mandy Minella (born 22 November 1985) is a former professional tennis player from Luxembourg. Having made her debut on the WTA Tour in 2001, she peaked at No. 66 in the WTA singles rankings in September 2012, and No. 47 in doubles in April 2013 ...

(born 1985), Luxembourgish professional tennis player *

Mandy Mohamed Mandy Mohamed ( ar, ماندي محمد, born 23 February 2000) is a Dutch-Egyptian artistic gymnast currently representing Egypt in international competitions. She represented Egypt at the 2020 Olympic Games. She was a member of the team who w ...

(born 2000), Dutch-Egyptian artistic gymnast * Mandy Mulder (born 1987), Dutch champion sailor *

Mandy Ord Mandy Ord (born 1974) is a Melbourne-based comic artist. Her work has appeared in ''The Age'', '' Meanjin'', The '' Australian Rationalist'' magazine, '' Voiceworks'', '' Tango'', '' Going Down Swinging'' and '' Red Leaves / 紅葉''. Since 200 ...

(born 1974), Australian comic artist *

Mandy Planert Mandy Planert (later Benzien, born 26 January 1975) is a retired German slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1992 to 2008. She won six medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with three golds (K1 team: 1997, ...

(born 1975), German former slalom canoer * Mandy Sellars (born 1975), British woman possibly afflicted by Proteus syndrome *

Mandy Stadtmiller Mandy Stadtmiller (born October 24, 1975) is an author and columnist for ''New York'' magazine, former editor-at-large of xoJane, "Girl Talk" columnist for ''Penthouse'' and host of the comedy podcast "News Whore." She is also known for her datin ...

(born 1975), American writer, comedienne and newspaper columnist *Mandy Teefey (born 1976), American film director. see

Selena Gomez Selena Marie Gomez ( ; born July 22, 1992) is an American singer, actress and producer. Gomez began her acting career on the children's television series ''Barney & Friends'' (2002–2004). As a teenager, she rose to prominence for starring a ...

Mandy Van Deven Mandy Van Deven is a philanthropy consultant — with particular emphasis on gender, racial, and economic justice and fortifying the infrastructure for narrative power. She is a contributor tInside Philanthropy the co-author o“Hey, Shorty! A Gui ...

(born 1980), American feminist writer and activist * Mandy Walker (born 1963), Australian cinematographer * Mandy Wötzel (born 1973), German champion figure skater *

Mandy Wright Mandy Wright (born June 7, 1977) is an American educator and politician. From Wausau, Wisconsin, Wright graduated from St. Olaf College and earned her master's degree in education from Viterbo University. Wright was a 6th grade teacher in Wausa ...

(born 1977), American educator and politician ;Men * Mandy Juruni (born 1967), Ugandan basketball coach * Mandy Yachad (born 1960), South African cricketer and field hockey player

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;Women * Amanda "Mandy" Barnett (born 1975), American country music singer * Amanda "Mandy" Chessell (born c. 1965), British computer scientist * Mandy Chiang (born 1982), Hong Kong pop singer and actress * Amanda "Mandy" Cavan (''née'' Clemens) (born 1978), American former soccer player * Amanda "Mandy" Drennan (born 1988), Australian former Paralympic swimmer * Amanda "Mandy" Hager (born 1960), New Zealand children's book author * Amanda "Mandy" Johnstone (born 1972), Australian politician * Amanda "Mandy" Loots (born 1976), South African former 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 (born 1944), British model * Amanda "Mandy" Smith (born 1970), British pop singer, model and actress * Amanda "Mandy" Barker (''née'' Smith) (born 1972), New Zealand former Olympic field hockey player *

Mandy Tam Mandy Tam Heung-man (Traditional Chinese: 譚香文; born 8 June 1957) is a Hong Kong politician, tax advisor and newspaper columnist who is currently a member of the Wong Tai Sin District Council, representing Lung Sing. She is also a former ...

(born 1957), Hong Kong politician, tax advisor and newspaper columnist * Amanda "Mandy" Ventrice ( born 1985), American recording artist *

Mandy Wong Mandy Wong Chi-man (born 21 December 1982) is a Hong Kong actress contracted to TVB. Wong began her acting career by participating in the Miss Hong Kong 2007 beauty pageant, where she was placed among the top 5 finalists. She gained recognition w ...

(born 1982), Hong Kong actress ;Men * Steve "Mandy" Hill (1940-2010), British footballer * Mandy Lion (born c. 1970), German heavy metal singer * Peter "Mandy" Mandelson (born 1953), British Labour politician * 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 ''24'' * 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 Carter, in the British TV series ''Ackley Bridge'' *

Mandy Dingle Mandy Dingle (also Kirk-Dingle) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, ''Emmerdale'', played by Lisa Riley. She made her first appearance during the episode broadcast on 20 July 1995 and departed on 28 September 2000. She re ...

, in the British TV series ''Emmerdale'' *

Mandy Hampton Madeline "Mandy" Hampton is a fictional character from the American serial drama ''The West Wing'', portrayed by Moira Kelly. She was the White House media director during the first season of the show, and the former girlfriend of Deputy White H ...

, 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 Garland, in the 1952 British film '' Mandy'' *

Mandy Salter Mandy Salter is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera '' EastEnders'', played by Nicola Stapleton. Introduced on 12 March 1992 by producer Leonard Lewis, Mandy was portrayed as a teenage tearaway. She was featured in storylines about t ...

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

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

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'' * Mandy, a character in the 2019 film '' UglyDolls'' * Mandy Milkovich, a character in the American TV series '' Shameless''

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