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Help[Opinions] Does Mandy sound too nicknamey on its own?
I'm pregnant, and I really like the name Mandy for a girl, but I was wondering if it sounds too much like a nickname on its own? I've heard it as a nickname for Amanda, and I don't hate the name Amanda, but I just prefer Mandy. Also would it make sense to name her Amanda, but call her Mandy? Then if she didn't like the name Mandy she could go by Amanda or a different nickname for Amanda? Am I overthinking this too much?
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Its cute, but I think its too cute to be a legal name.
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A simple answer: yes, it's too nickname-y.
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Hi! From an Amanda born in 1986 when Amanda was the top 3rd name in the country, I went by and still go by Mandi. I prefer Mandi for my friends and family, Amanda for legal and business things. Mandy can make someone sound not as serious in some occasions. A common complaint amongst my peer group who were various versions of Amanda/Mandy.
A side note, I changed the spelling of Mandy to with an "i" to stand out against the many that were in my grade in middle school. Some of my family members still spell my name as Mandy.
Now a days it's not as common so at least she'll not have to be Amanda A. or whatever like I was growing up.
A side note, I changed the spelling of Mandy to with an "i" to stand out against the many that were in my grade in middle school. Some of my family members still spell my name as Mandy.
Now a days it's not as common so at least she'll not have to be Amanda A. or whatever like I was growing up.
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Nicknamey, and also dated to the 1970s. You're naming a 2022 child, not yourself! If you really love Mandy, what about using it as a middle name? And, by the way, what does her father think about names for her?
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hey, original poster here. I don't consider it to be dated, I wonder why you feel that way? Mandy seems to stem from Amanda which I didn't think got popular till the 80s/90s? also the father is not in the picture, I do think it's a bit rude to assume that considering I never mentioned him in the post.
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Where I live, it would be surprising to meet an Amanda, and therefore a Mandy, younger than 50. Luckily, the world is full of variety.
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It sounds more nicknamey then I like for a name on its own, personally.
I've known Mandy to be a nn for Miranda.
I've known Mandy to be a nn for Miranda.
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never heard Mandy as a nn for Miranda but honestly thats really cute! I prefer Miranda to Amanda
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Mandy is fine on its own
You don't need a "plan B" for a child's first name. Would you worry about this equally if it was Henry? Would you consider using Henrik or Heinrich bc he'd have something to fall back on if he wouldn't like Henry? No right? Then why overthink Mandy?
If you REALLY feel like a plan B is needed use a nice middle name. Or even 2 of you have an honouring one picked out already.
You don't need a "plan B" for a child's first name. Would you worry about this equally if it was Henry? Would you consider using Henrik or Heinrich bc he'd have something to fall back on if he wouldn't like Henry? No right? Then why overthink Mandy?
If you REALLY feel like a plan B is needed use a nice middle name. Or even 2 of you have an honouring one picked out already.
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Mandolin could also be spelled Mandalyn or similar if you wanted it to be a bit more name- like.
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I kind of like the Mandalyn spelling. I think it's cute.
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Thank you Pickles, lol
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And if you also wanted it to look awful or perhaps like you don't know how to spell. Alternate spellings of word names are silly and Mandalyn feels like empty trendiness.
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I don't always like alternative spellings either but I do have exceptions. A mandolin is ordinarily an instrument and not a name and as such I have more flexibility of opinion in spelling. Spellings aren't a binary you absolutely must abide by. My favorite spellings for Elizabeth and Alice happen to be Elisabeth and Alyce and there is nothing wrong with that. That's just your opinion and the implication of my illiteracy just because of my offered opinion on spelling choice is both rude as well as comical.
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I am aware of the existence of alternate spellings of names, believe it or not, and also of the existence of mandolins, hence my statement "alternate spellings of word names are silly." Because Elizabeth and Elisabeth are both accepted spellings of the name, but you could not refer to the instrument as a mandalyn. There is, in fact, a correct spelling of the word mandolin and so if you spell it another way, yes, it gives the impression that you do not know how to spell it. Obviously I know you know how to spell the mandolin because you also spelled it correctly in your post, this is a hypothetical, if I saw the name Mandalyn in use. It's not personal, I just think it's a stupid name that I hope no child would ever have to bear, an opinion I have the right to just as much as you do yours.
(But what do you mean by "spellings aren't a binary" anyway? What's the binary here? Correctly spelled and incorrectly spelled? Because when it comes to words I am in fact a great proponent of standardized spellings.)
(But what do you mean by "spellings aren't a binary" anyway? What's the binary here? Correctly spelled and incorrectly spelled? Because when it comes to words I am in fact a great proponent of standardized spellings.)
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Sure you do, it just happens to be the wrong one, as alternative spellings are valid even in word names. Particularly if it makes it more name-like comparison to the word counterpart. I'd rather be a Skye than a Sky because Skye is more obviously a name than the latter.
This message was edited 8/4/2022, 1:48 PM
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Nope, I still think they're dumb. Sure they're "valid" in the sense that if someone is given a name, that's their name, but they're not good names. They look bad and very silly. And I think making a "more name like counterpart" is unnecessary and ruins the point to using a word name in the first place. And if anyone actually used the name Mandalyn I'd roll my eyes for a thousand years. (Skye is different, it is also a place name. That's the reason for that spelling.) I can say "your opinion is wrong" just as well as you can, but I won't, because I know what an opinion is.
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Rosanna: disregard my recommendation for Mandalyn. Apparently Kaesy would "literally die" if someone broke her sense of normalcy with a variant spelling & I'd rather not inadvertently commit manslaughter because of someone's weak constitution of letter arrangement scandal. So don't consider my recommendation for her benefit & safety. namaste 🙏🏼
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I just think it's a bad name it's Not That Deep. (Though yes I hope no one will consider using it)
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If you really did roll your eyes "for a thousand years" I would feel bad for you and your lack of a life.
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If I don't get a chance to use hyperbole (my favorite thing in the entire world) every single day, I will literally shrivel up and die
This message was edited 8/4/2022, 3:11 PM
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My middle name is Lynn and so once people heard it, I grew up with being teased by "Mandolin" like the intrustment. I grew to hate it no matter what. Now a days, it just makes my eyes roll but it comes up every time I need to sign a legal document. It gets old very quick. LOL!
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I have known a Mandy who was short for Mandolin. I like a good instrumental name occasionally. I don't think you're overthinking it I think you're giving it an appropriate amount of thought. Mandy by itself is okay too. Don't use Amanda if you don't love it.
Here is a search of "mand" names I did for you. Be sure to look at the user submitted ones too.
https://www.behindthename.com/names/gender/feminine/substring/mand
Here is a search of "mand" names I did for you. Be sure to look at the user submitted ones too.
https://www.behindthename.com/names/gender/feminine/substring/mand
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