Andy (given name)
Andy is predominantly a diminutive version of the male given name Andrew, and variants of it such as Andreas and Andrei. The form of the variation is based on the Scottish "-ie" diminutive ending. Andrew is derived from the Greek name Andreas, meaning "man". Andi is also occasionally used as a diminutive for the female given name Andrea in the English, German, Scandinavian and Spanish feminine version of the name Andrew (although Andrea is a masculine name in Italian). Although it's unusual, some people named Alexander go by Andy. It is also occasionally spelled "Andie", "Andi", "Andii", or "Andee" (these more often as a feminine name, but not exclusively). Andy (in and of itself, not as a nickname) is the 217th most popular name in the US, with less than 0.001% of the people with this spelling of the name being female. The Indian names Anand and Anindya are also sometimes shortened to Andy.
People named Andy
In entertainment:
- Amos 'n' Andy (1920s-1950s), a radio-serial situation comedy popular in the United States
- Andy Bell, English singer with Erasure
- Andy Biersack, lead vocalist of American rock band Black Veil Brides
- Andy Buckley, American actor
- Andi Deris German Power Metal Vocalist (Helloweeen)
- Andy Devine, American actor
- Andy Dick, American actor and comedian
- Andi Dorfman, former Bachelorette
- Andy García, Cuban-American actor
- Andy Gibb, English singer
- Andy Griffith (1926–2012), American actor
- Andy Hurley, drummer of American band Fall Out Boy
- Andy Kaufman, American comedian
- Andy Lau, Chinese singer and actor
- Andy Lee (comedian), Australian comedian and radio presenter
- Andy Lee (Korean singer), South Korean singer and actor, member of Shinhwa
- Andie MacDowell (born 1958), American actress
- Andy Madadian, Persian/Armenian singer, known by his mononym Andy
- Andy McCoy, Finnish musician
- Andy Mckee, Fingerstyle acoustic guitar player
- Andy McNab (born 1959), British soldier-turned-novelist
- Andy Milonakis, American comedian
- Andi Osho (born 1973), British actress and television presenter
- Andy Richter, American comic
- Andy Rooney, American television personality
- Andy Samberg, American comedian and actor
- Andy Serkis, English actor
- Andy Summers, English musician with the Police
- Andy Taylor, English musician with Duran Duran
- Andy Warhol (1928–1987), American artist
- Andy Whitfield (1974–2011), Welsh-Australian actor
- Andy Williams (1927-2012), American singer
- Horace "Andy" Hinds (born 1951), Jamaican roots reggae singer
In sports:
- Andy Bathgate (born 1932), Canadian ice hockey centreman
- Andy Bloom (born 1973), American Olympic shot putter
- Andy Caddick, English cricketer
- Andy Cole, English footballer
- Andy Hug (1964–2000), Swiss karateka and kickboxer
- Andy Heck, American football player and coach
- Andy Johnson (English footballer), English football (soccer) player
- Andy Johnson (Welsh footballer), Welsh football (soccer) player
- Andy Koçoğlu, Turkish-American ice hockey player
- Andy Macdonald, American professional skateboarder
- Andy McDonald, Canadian ice hockey player
- Andy Messersmith, baseball player
- Andy Murray, Scottish tennis player
- Andy Najar, Honduran footballer
- Andy Nicholls, English football hooligan and author
- Andy Pettitte, American baseball player
- Andy Phillip, American basketball player
- Andy Phillips, American baseball player
- Andy Priaulx, racing driver
- Andy Ristie (born 1982), Surinamese kickboxer
- Andy Robustelli, American football player
- Andy Roddick (born 1982), American professional tennis player
- Andy Sabados (1916–2004), American football player
- Andy Schleck, Professional cyclist
- Andy Schliebener, ice hockey player
- Andy Selva, footballer
- Andy Sheets, American baseball player
- Andy Sonnanstine, American baseball player
Fiction
- Andie Anderson, a fictional magazine writer played by Kate Hudson in the romantic comedy How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days.
- Andy Barclay, a fictional character from the hit 1988 horror film Child's Play
- Andy Botwin, the fictional brother in law of Nancy Botwin in the Showtime series Weeds
- Andy Dufresne, a fictional character from the 1994 drama film The Shawshank Redemption
- A fictional character from Date Movie.
- Andy Fox, from the comic strip FoxTrot
- Andy Trudeau, a fictional character from the television series Charmed
- Andy McNally, a fictional character from the television series Rookie Blue
- Andie Hargis, a fictional character from the television series One Tree Hill
- Andie Walsh, the main character of the film Pretty in Pink, played by Andie Hargis.
- Andy Pipkin, a fictional character from the British comedy series, Little Britain
- Andy, the main character from the game Heart of Darkness
- Andy Pandy, from children's television
- Andy a fictional CO in the video game Advance Wars
- Andy Davidson, a fictional character from Torchwood.
- Andy Davis, a fictional character from Toy Story
- Andi Prendergast, a fictional character from Reaper played by Missy Peregrym
- Andy Renko, a fictional character played by Charles Haid on Hill Street Blues
- Andy Larkin, a fictional character from the Canadian cartoon What's with Andy?
- Andy Carmichael, a fictional character played by Kerri Green on The Goonies
See also
References
- Behind the Name
- Name database (Archived 2009-10-25)
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