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 [ 2 syll. dan-dy, da-ndy ] The boy name Dandy is also used as a girl name. Its pronunciation is DAENDiy KEY. Dandy is an English and Scottish name of Old Greek and English origin. Old Greek and English origin, English use: Derived literally from the common word 'dandy'. The name was made popular by Sir Walter Scott, who named a rough but friendly farmer Dandie Dinmont in his novel Guy Mannering (1815). The Dandie Dinmont Terrier breed was later named after the fictional character, who owns a number of terriers in the novel. The name Dandie (English and Scottish) is a variant of Dandy. In addition, Dandy is a pet form (English and Scottish) of the name Andrew (English, Greek, and Russian). Dandy is rarely used as a baby name for boys. It is listed outside of the top 1000 names. Among the group of boy names directly linked to Dandy, Andrew (English, Greek, and Russian) was the most widely used in 2008. Baby names that sound like Dandy include Dandie (English and Scottish), Dante (German and Italian), Demid (Russian), Deonte (English), Diamond (English), Donaidh (Scottish), Donat (Catalan, English, French, German, Hungarian, Polish, Provençal, and Russian), Donát (Hungarian), Donnaidh (Scottish), Dontae (English), Donte (English), Dand (Scottish), Dayanand (Indian), Demothi, Dionte (English), Donati (Italian), Donato (English, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish), and Dyamond (English). KEY: Pronunciation for Dandy: D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"   |
