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Mandi

Girl name · 9 babies recorded · 1974–2025

Mandi: 9 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to girls, peaking at 3 births in 1984.

Mandi is a modern, primarily English variant of Mandy, itself a diminutive of Amanda, which comes from the Latin *amanda*, meaning ‘worthy of love’ or ‘she who must be loved’. The name gained popularity in the 1970s and 1980s, especially in English-speaking countries, with the spelling Mandi adding a breezy, informal twist. While no widely famous Mandi springs to mind, the name’s root, Amanda, has been borne by actresses like Amanda Seyfried and authors like Amanda Craig, and it also carries a classical echo via Amanda in Virgil’s *Aeneid*. There are no major place names directly tied to Mandi, though the root does appear in the Spanish town of Amandi. A fun note: the spelling Mandi is also a common short form for the Indian city of Mandi in Himachal Pradesh, entirely unrelated in origin.