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Mandy vs Wendy - What's the difference?

mandy | wendy |

As proper nouns the difference between mandy and wendy

is that mandy is {{given name|female|diminutive=Amanda}}. Popular as a formal given name in the U.K. in the 1960s and 1970s while Wendy is {{given name|female|from=coinages}}.

As nouns the difference between mandy and wendy

is that mandy is the drug MDMA while wendy is a wuss; someone who is particularly cowardly.

mandy

English

Proper noun

(en-proper noun) (plural Mandys )
  • . Popular as a formal given name in the U.K. in the 1960s and 1970s.
  • * 1928 Joyce Lankester Brisley: Milly-Molly-Mandy Stories . Chapter 1:
    • 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.
  • * 1994 P.D.James: Original Sin ISBN 0679438890 page 10:
    • 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.

    wendy

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • .
  • * 1911 , Wordsworth Editions Ltd, 1993, Chapter III
    • "What's your name?" he asked. "Wendy Moira Angela Darling," she replied with some relish. "What is your name?" "Peter Pan."

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