Dandi???

[ernjas]

There was a girl in my school called *Dandi.
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I was reminded of this the other day. I'd never questioned it before now but now I have... it's a bit of an odd name!

Has anyone ever heard this before? I've never heard it after her and have looked through baby names a lot what does everyone think of it?

Truly awful

It’s a type of deodorant apparently

warwhol
fine and dandy
crazy

was it short for something?

Did she have a brother called Beano?

I've heard Dandy a couple of times. I think it might be a gypsy name

Definitely wasn't short for something. Definitely not sure what I think of it now I've heard it again.

As in 'fine and dandy' ... uh, no..

I’ve only heard it used as a nickname for Roma Gypsy boys dandi is short for andrew.

Reminds me of the character in American horror story freak show
Too creepy for me

Middle name Lion?

Dinmont

Makes me think of dandruff!

It's the sort of thing girls in the 80s called their ponies.

I've heard of someone in America whose DD's real name was Danielle and they called her Dandy and sometimes Dandelion. The only other explanation I can think of is that it was a name from another culture but you'd probably have guessed if it was!

There was an actress called Dandy Nichols, think she was active in the 60s or thereabouts.

The other thing it makes me think of is Dandy Dinmomt Terrier

Dand or Dandy are old Scottish short forms of Andrew, so I suppose that as some girls are named Andi or Andi, Dandi's not too far off.

I've also seen Dandina for a girl.

I have heard it as a nickname for Alexandra

Middle name Lion?
I kind of like Dandelion as a name, if you were quite hippyish and/or into floral names