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". Andy is also occasionally used as a diminutive for the female given name Andrea (or Andreya) the English, German, Portuguese, Scandinavian and Spanish feminine version of the name Andrew (although Andrea is a masculine name in Italian). It is also occasionally spelled "Andie", "Andi" 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 name Anindya (meaning "one who cannot be criticised") is also sometimes shortened to Andy.

People named Andy

In sports:

• Andy Bathgate (born 1932), Canadian ice hockey centerman
• Andy Caddick, English cricketer
• Andy Cole, English football (soccer) player
• Andy Heck, American football player and coach
• Andy Johnson (English footballer), English football (soccer) player
• Andy Johnson (Welsh footballer), Welsh football (soccer) player
• Andy MacDonald, professional skateboarder
• Andy McDonald, Canadian ice hockey player
• Andy Messersmith, baseball player
• Andy Murray, Scottish tennis player
• Andy Nicholls, British football hooligan and author
• Andy Pettitte, baseball player
• Andy Phillip, basketball player
• Andy Phillips, baseball player
• Andy Priaulx, racing driver
• Andy Robustelli, American football player
• Andy Roddick (born 1982), American professional tennis player
• Andy Schliebener, hockey player
• Andy Selva, football (soccer) player
• Andy Sheets, baseball player
• Andy Sonnanstine, baseball player

In entertainment:

• Amos 'n' Andy (1920s-1950s), a radio-serial situation comedy popular in the United States
• Andy Bell, English singer with Erasure
• Andy Devine, American actor
• Andy Dick, American actor and comedian
• Andy García, Cuban-American actor
• Andy Gibb, English singer
• Andy Griffith, 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 (entertainer), South Korean singer and actor, member of Shinhwa
• Andie MacDowell (born 1958), American actress
• Andy Madadian, Persian/Armenian singer
• 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
• 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 (born 1974), Welsh-Australian actor
• Horace "Andy" Hinds (born 1951), Jamaican roots reggae singer

In fiction:

• A fictional character from Date Movie
• Andy Fox, from the comic strip FoxTrot
• Andy Trudeau, a fictional character from the television series Charmed
• 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.
• A fictional character from Toy Story
• Andi Prendergast, a fictional character from Reaper played by Missy Peregrym

References

• Behind the Name
• Name database (Archived 2009-10-25)