My friend Amanda is also known as “Mandy”. Mandy is just one of the names considered to be a nickname. whether positive or negative, are only describing a person’s general characteristic, or can be used when shortening a persons name. Although hurtful can lower a person’s reputation and self-esteem, joyful give the person a sense of pride. are a substitute of a name given to a person in fun, affection, and belittlement, usually descriptive. People sometimes can take a nickname too far. People may be given a nickname for a lit ....