Andy (given name)

Andy

Gender	Unisex
Language(s)	English
Origin
Language(s)	Worldwide
Other names
See also	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.

People named Andy

In entertainment:

• Amos 'n' Andy (1920s-1950s), a radio-serial situation comedy popular in the United States
• Andy Adler, American sportscaster and journalist
• Andy Allo, American singer-songwriter
• Andy Bell, English singer with Erasure
• Andy Biersack, lead vocalist of American rock band Black Veil Brides (also known as Andy Black and Andy Sixx)
• Andy Buckley, American actor
• Andy Cohen, American comedian and television personality best known for hosting Bravo!'s Watch What Happens Live
• Andi Deris (born 1964), German power metal vocalist (Helloweeen)
• Andy Devine, American actor
• Andy Dick, American actor and comedian
• Andi Dorfman, former Bachelorette
• Andy Erikson (born 1987), American stand up comedian
• 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
• Andi Peters (born 1970), British television presenter
• Andy Prieboy (born 1955), American musician
• Andy Richter, American comic
• Andy Rooney, American television personality
• Andy Samberg, American comedian and actor
• Andy San Dimas (born 1986), American pornographic actress
• Andy Serkis, English actor
• Andy Summers, English musician with the Police
• Andy Taylor (guitarist), 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 (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
• Andi Herzog (born 1968), Austrian former footballer
• Andy Johnson (English footballer), English football (soccer) player
• Andy Johnson (Welsh footballer), Welsh football (soccer) 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
• Andy Truong, Australian fashion designer

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 Bernard, from American TV Show The Office (U.S. TV series), played by actor Ed Helms
• Andy Bogard, a character from the Fatal Fury and The King of Fighters video games series.
• 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 Sipowicz, from the television series NYPD Blue
• Andy Stitzer, from the movie The 40-Year-Old Virgin
• 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 Taylor (The Andy Griffith Show) from the American TV show The Andy Griffith Show, played by Andy Griffith
• Andy (real name Andrea) West, the title character in Jacqueline Wilson novel The Suitcase Kid
• Andy Kewzer, from the movie The Final Destination

See also

• Andi (disambiguation)
• Andy Lee (disambiguation)

External links

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