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Dandy name meaning

First Name
105
in the U.S.
since 1880
Last Name
1k
in the U.S.
in 2010
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What does the name Dandy mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Dandy

User Submitted Origins

Greek
47%
Indonesian
47%
Filipino (Philippines)
6%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. According to a user from the United Kingdom, the name Dandy means "Psalm".
  2. A user from Indonesia says the name Dandy is of Indonesian origin and means "Good".
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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
noun Dan"dy
Senses
  1. One who affects special finery or gives undue attention to dress; a fop; a coxcomb.
  2. [Naut]
    1. A sloop or cutter with a jigger on which a lugsail is set.
    2. A small sail carried at or near the stern of small boats; -- called also jigger, and mizzen.
  3. A dandy roller. See below.

Etymology: Cf. F. dandin, ninny, silly fellow, dandiner to waddle, to play the fool; prob. allied to E. dandle. Senses 2 & 3 are of uncertain etymology
Other Dictionary Sources
  1. A sailing vessel with two masts; a small mizzen is aft of the rudderpost
    Synonyms: yawl
  2. A man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
    Synonyms: beau, clotheshorse, dude, fashion plate, fop, gallant, sheik, and swell
  3. Very good
    Synonyms: bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad, old, peachy, slap-up, smashing, and swell
Wiktionary

Borrowed from Scots dandy (“a fop; one who is well-dressed”). Of uncertain origin.

Possibly from Dandy, a diminutive of Andrew, yet the Scots word is used also in reference to women. Alternatively, possibly a back-formation of Scots dandilly, dandillie (“one who is spoiled or pampered; a "pet"”). Compare English dandle and dander.

  1. A man very concerned about his clothes and his appearance.
  2. (Britain, nautical) A yawl, or a small after-sail on a yawl.
  3. A dandy roller.

dandy was also found in the following language(s): Dutch, Finnish, and Spanish

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Notable Persons Named Dandy

Notable Persons Named Dandy

Dandy Nichols

Dandy Nichols was an actor and actress. She has been prominent since 1947. Dandy was given the name Daisy Sander on May 21st, 1907 in Fulham. She left this life on February 6th, 1986.

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Dandy Livingstone

Dandy Livingstone is a reggae and rocksteady musician. Dandy was given the name Robert Livingstone Thompson on December 14th, 1943.

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Dandy Sakano

Dandy was given the name Kenichi Sakano on January 16th, 1967.

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Notable Persons With the Last Name Dandy

Notable Persons With the Last Name Dandy

El Dandy

El Dandy is a wrestler. El was born on October 2nd, 1962 in Tijuana.

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M.D. Walter E. Dandy

M.D. Walter E. Dandy was a scientist in the fields of physician and neurosurgery. M.D. was born on April 6th, 1886 in Sedalia, Missouri. He breathed his last breath on April 19th, 1946.

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John Garrick

John Garrick was an actor. He was most active from 1929 to 1939. John was given the name Reginald Dandy on August 31st, 1902 in Brighton, Sussex, United Kingdom. He left this life on October 22nd, 1966.

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James Edgar Dandy

James was born on September 24th, 1903. He passed away on November 10th, 1976.

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Trevor Dandy

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Raymond Dandy

Raymond was born in 1887. He left this life in 1953.

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Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Dandy U.S.
█  White 47.03% 64.26%
█  African American 42.50% 11.96%
█  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 3.24% 4.85%
█  American Indian and Alaska Native 2.23% 0.69%
█  Two or More Ethnicities 2.64% 1.76%
█  Hispanic or Latino 2.36% 16.26%

Of Last Name Dandy

People with the last name Dandy are most frequently White or African American

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Fun Facts about the name Dandy

  • How Popular is the name Dandy? Dandy is the 36,888th most popular name of all time. As a last name Dandy was the 18,609th most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Dandy have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 105 babies born with the first name Dandy in the United States. That's more than enough people named Dandy to occupy the territory of Pitcairn Islands (United Kingdom) with an estimated population of 66 (as of July 1, 2008).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Dandy? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1949 when it was given as a first name to 7 new born babies.
  • When was Dandy first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Dandy is Wednesday, July 2nd, 1879.
  • What year had the most people named Dandy born? The highest recorded use of the first name Dandy was in 1959 with a total of 11 babies.
  • Weird things about the name Dandy: The name spelled backwards is Ydnad. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Ndyad. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Dandy? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 1,480 people with the last name Dandy.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Dandy? Chances are, most people haven't met someone with Dandy as their last name since less than 1 person in 200k people have that last name. If you know one, consider yourself lucky!
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