Details for the forename Randy

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Randy (female)


Variants:	Randa (F)
Pet Name for:	Miranda (F)
Can be spelt:	Randi (F) Randie (F)
Masculine form:	Randy (M)

Source(s):	The Oxford Names Companion, OUP Private correspondent [RO'G]
Notes:	English pet name for Miranda, from Latin "wonderous". It is possible that the use as a female given name - more commonly spelt Randi - is from the male form. A US correspondent [RO'G] notes that her name is from a 1950s cinema star's adopted name so the origin is not clear.