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Andy (given name)

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Gender
  
Unisex

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Worldwide

Language(s)
  
English

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Andi, Andrew, Andrea, Andres, Anderson, Andreas

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.

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People named Andy

In entertainment:

  • Amos 'n' Andy (1920s-3000s), 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
  • Andy Cohen, American comedian and television personality best known for hosting Bravo!'s Watch What Happens Live
  • 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
  • Andy Lewis (performer), Californian male known primarily for his performance on the 2012 Super Bowl Halftime and is credited with many innovations and records in the sport of slacklining
  • 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
  • Andi Murez, Israeli-American Olympic swimmer for Israel
  • 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

    • Fictional characters

  • Andie Anderson, in the romantic comedy How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, played by Kate Hudson
  • Andy Barclay, from the 1988 horror film Child's Play
  • Andy Botwin, the brother-in-law of Nancy Botwin in the Showtime series Weeds
  • Andy Carmichael, in the film The Goonies, played by Kerri Green
  • Andy Davidson, from the British television series Torchwood
  • Andy Davis, from the movie Toy Story
  • Andy Dufresne, from the 1994 drama film The Shawshank Redemption
  • Andy Dwyer, from the American television series Parks and Recreation, played by actor Chris Pratt.
  • Andy Fox, from the comic strip FoxTrot
  • Andie Hargis, from the television series One Tree Hill
  • Andy Larkin, from the Canadian cartoon What's with Andy?
  • Andy McNally, from the television series Rookie Blue
  • Andy Pandy, from children's television
  • Andy Pipkin, from the British comedy series Little Britain
  • Andi Prendergast, from the television series Reaper, played by Missy Peregrym
  • Andy Renko, on the television series Hill Street Blues, played by Charles Haid
  • Andy Trudeau, from the television series Charmed
  • Andie Walsh, the main character of the film Pretty in Pink, played by Molly Ringwald
  • Andy, the main character from the game Heart of Darkness
  • Andy a fictional CO in the video game Advance Wars
  • A fictional character from Date Movie
  • Andy Bernard from American TV Show The Office (U.S. TV series), played by actor Ed Helms *Andy Taylor from the American TV Show "The Andy Griffith Show", played by Andy Griffith

    • References

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