Andy Gender Unisex Language(s) English , Indonesia Language(s) English, Indonesian Related names Aniket , Ander , Andrey , Andis , Andrea , Andres , Anders , Anderson , Andreas
Andy , also spelled Andi , Andie or Andee , 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 "manlike" or "brave". Andy is also occasionally used as a diminutive for the female given name Andrea .
As a masculine name, it can also be a variant of Anthony (especially Andon , Andoni , Andonis , Andonios, Andoniaina & Andony).[ 1] Andrea .[ 2] Anand and Anindya are also sometimes shortened to Andy.
In Indonesia, Andi is also a common first name, shortened from the word Adinda, used to address siblings respectfully,[ 3] Old Javanese word meaning "servant". It is also a title in South Sulawesi nobility (primarily Bugis , though have cognates in other austronesian languages) for educated noble. Andi as a title in Bugis can be used for both male and female, but can only be inherited patrilineally.[ 4]
People
In arts and entertainment
Andy Adler , American sportscaster and journalistAndy Allo (born 1989), American singer-songwriterAdda Husted Andersen (1898–1990), Danish American metalsmith and enameler nicknamed "Andy"Andy Bell (musician) (born 1970), formerly of Ride, Hurricane #1 and OasisAndy Bell (singer) (born 1964), English singer with Erasure Andy Biersack (born 1990), lead vocalist of American rock band Black Veil Brides (also known as Andy Black and Andy Sixx)Andy Borg (born 1960), Austrian singer and television presenterAndy Borodow (born 1969), Canadian wrestlerAndy Buckley (born 1965), American actorAndy Cohen (born 1968), American TV producer, author and TV and radio hostAndi Deris (born 1964), German singer and songwriter, lead sing of the power metal band HelloweenAndy Detwiler (1969–2022), American farmer and internet personalityAndy Devine (1905–1977), American actorAndy Dick (born 1965), American actor and comedianAndi Dorfman , former Bachelorette Andy Eastwood , English ukelele player and performerAndi Eigenmann (born 1990), Filipina actress and modelAndy Erikson (born 1987), American standup comedianAndy Fraser (1952–2015), English bassist and songwriter, member of the rock band FreeAndy Fletcher (musician) , British keyboardist, member of Depeche ModeAndy García (born 1956), Cuban-American actorAndy Gibb (1958–1988), English singer and songwriterAndy Gill (1956–2020), English musician, member of the rock band Gang of FourAndy Grammer , American singer, songwriter and record producerAndy Griffith (1926–2012), American actorAndy Heyward (born 1949), American television producer, president of DIC Entertainment Andy Hollingworth , British photographerAndy Hurley , drummer of American band Fall Out Boy Andy Kaufman (1949–1984), American comedianAndy Lakey (1959–2012), American artistAndy Lassner (born 1966), Colombian-American television producerAndy Lau , Hong Kong singer and actorAndy Lee (comedian) , Australian comedian and radio presenterAndy Lee (German musician) , German rock and roll pianistAndy Lee (Korean singer) , South Korean singer and actor, member of Shinhwa Andy Lewis , American slacklinerAndy Lin , American photographerAndie MacDowell (born 1958), American actressAndy Marino (born 1980), American writerAndy McCoy , Finnish musicianAndy Mckee , fingerstyle acoustic guitar playerAndy McNab (born 1959), British soldier-turned-novelistAndy McQuade , British film directorAndy Milonakis , American comedianAndy On (born 1977), American actor and martial artistAndi Osho (born 1973), British actress and television presenterAndi Peters (born 1970), British television presenterAndy Hyman (born 1981), American playwrightAndy Prieboy (born 1955), American musicianAndy Richter , American comicAndy Rooney , American television personalityAndy Rozdilsky , American clownAndy Samberg (born 1978), American comedian and actorAndy Serkis , English actorAndi Soraya , Indonesian actressAndy Summers , English musician with the Police Andy Taylor , English musician with Duran DuranAndy R. Thomson (born 1971), Canadian architectAndy Upton , Australian singer-songwriterAndy Warhol (1928–1987), American artistAndy Warpigs (died 2021), American singer-songwriterAndy Whitfield (1974–2011), Welsh-Australian actorAndy Williams (1927–2012), American singerAndy, one of the pseudonyms of Finnish singer Irwin Goodman (1943–1991)
In sports
Andy Bathgate (born 1932), Canadian ice hockey playerAndy Bell (boxer) (born 1985), British boxerAndy Bell (footballer, born 1956) , English footballerAndy Bell (footballer, born 1984) , English footballerAndy Bell (freestyle motocross rider) (born 1975), former freestyle motocross riderAndy Bell (Scottish footballer) Andy Bloom (athlete) (born 1973), American Olympic shot putterAndy Bowen (1867–1894), American boxer known for fighting the longest boxing match in historyAndy Caddick , English cricketerAndy Canzanello (born 1981), American ice hockey playerAndy Carrington (born 1936), English footballerAndy Cohen (baseball) (1904–1988), Major League Baseball second baseman and coachAndy Cole , English footballerAndy Curran (born 1898), English footballerAndy Dickerson (born 1982), American football coach and former playerAndy Dickerson (offensive lineman, born 1963) (born 1963), American football playerAndy Gayle (born 1970), former English footballerAndy Gruenebaum (born 1982), American soccer playerAndy Grundy , Former rugby league footballerAndy Heck , American football player and coachAndi Herzog (born 1968), Austrian football managerAndy Hill (born c. 1950), American basketball player, TV executive, author, and speakerAndy Hug (1964–2000), Swiss karateka and kickboxerAndy Isabella (born 1997), American football playerAndy Johnson (English footballer) , English footballerAndy Johnson (Welsh footballer) , Welsh footballerAndy Lee (American football) (born 1982), American football punterAndy Lee (boxer) (born 1984), Irish boxerAndy Lee (footballer, born 1982) , English footballer for Bradford CityAndy Lee (footballer, born 1962) , English footballer for Tranmere RoversAndy Lee (snooker player) (born 1980), Hong Kong snooker playerAndy Leung (born 1990), Hong Kong windsurferAndy Macdonald , American professional skateboarderAndy McDonald , Canadian ice hockey playerAndy Mangan (born 1986), English footballerAndy McQuarrie (born 1939), former Scottish footballerAndy Messersmith , baseball playerAndy Mulliner (born 1971), English-born Welsh footballerAndi Murez (born 1992), Israeli-American Olympic swimmer for IsraelAndy Murray (born 1987), Scottish tennis playerAndy Najar , Honduran footballerAndy Nicholls , English football hooligan and authorAndy Pettitte , American baseball playerAndy Phillip , American basketball playerAndy Phillips (baseball) , American baseball playerAndy Phillips (center) (born 1991), American football centerAndy Priaulx , British racing driverAndy Ram (born 1980), Israeli tennis playerAndy Reid , Super Bowl -winning NFL coachAndy Ristie (born 1982), Surinamese kickboxerAndy Robustelli , American football playerAndy Roddick (born 1982), American professional tennis playerAndy Sabados (1916–2004), American football playerAndy Schleck (born 1985), Luxembourgish cyclistAndy Schliebener (born 1962), Canadian ice hockey playerAndy Selva (born 1976), Sammarinese footballerAndy Sheets , American baseball playerAndy Shore (born 1955), former English footballerAndy Sokol (born c. 1928), Canadian football playerAndy Sonnanstine , American baseball playerAndy Soucek (born 1985), Spanish auto racing driverAndy Stewart (born 1978), former Scottish footballerAndy Tait , Scottish footballerAndy Van Vliet (born 1995), Belgian basketball player for Bnei Herzliya Basket in the Israeli Basketball Premier League Andy Whing (born 1984), English footballerAndy Yerzy (born 1998), Canadian baseball player
Other
Andi Abdullah Bau Massepe , Bugis nobleman and Indonesian national heroAndi Alfian Mallarangeng , former Indonesian Minister of Youth and SportsAndy Bathie , British sperm donorAndy Bell (entrepreneur) , AJ Bell Chief ExecutiveAndy Bell (journalist) (born 1963), British journalistAndy Karsner (born 1967), American technology entrepreneurAndy Kerr (born 1955), American environmentalistAndy Liu (born 1946 or 1947), Canadian mathematicianAndi Mappanyukki , 32th Sultan of Bone and 4th Regent of BoneAndi Meister (born 1938), Estonian engineer and politicianAndy Rachmianto (born 1965), Indonesian government officialAndy Vesey (born 1955), American businessman
Fictional characters
Andy, the son in Stepfather 3
Andy, a character in the 1982 Australian movie Turkey Shoot
Andy, a character played by American professional wrestler Silo Sam (1952–2005) in the 1985 film Pee-wee's Big Adventure
Andie Anderson, in the romantic comedy How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
Andy Baker, in the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why
Andy Barclay , from the Childs Play horror movie seriesAndy Beckett, from the 1993 film Philadelphia
Andy Bernard , from the American television show The Office Andy Bogard , from the Fatal Fury video games seriesAndy Botwin , from the Showtime series Weeds The title character of Andy Capp
Andrea "Andy" Carmichael, in the 1985 film The Goonies
Andrea "Andi" Cruz, a character from the Nickelodeon series Every Witch Way , and protagonist of WITS Academy .
Andy Davidson (Torchwood ) , from the British television series Torchwood Andy Davis (Toy Story ) , from the Toy Story animated film seriesAndy Dufresne , from the 1994 drama film The Shawshank Redemption Andy Dwyer , from the American television series Parks and Recreation Andy Fox (FoxTrot) , from the comic strip FoxTrot Andy Hardy , protagonist of 16 films from 1937 to 1946, played by Mickey RooneyAndy Hargrove , from the television series One Tree Hill Andy Harris, from the American sitcom television series Roseanne
Andy Johnson (Squirrel Boy ) , from the animated television series Squirrel Boy Andy Kewzer , from the movie The Final Destination Andy Larkin (What's with Andy ) , from the Canadian animated television series What's with Andy? Andy Lippincott , the first gay character in comicsAndi Mack, the titular character of Disney Channel series Andi Mack
Andy McNally (Rookie Blue ) , from the television series Rookie Blue Andy Millman , the lead character in the television series Extras Andy Moffett, in the American television series The Facts of Life
Andy Panda in classic cartoonsAndy Pandy , from children's televisionAndy Pipkin , from the British comedy series Little Britain Andi Prendergast , from the television series Reaper Andy Renko , from the television series Hill Street Blues Andrea "Andy" Sachs, the main character of the film The Devil Wears Prada
Andy Sipowicz , from the television series NYPD Blue Andy Stitzer , the main character from the 2005 American romantic comedy movie The 40-Year-Old Virgin Andy Trudeau , from the television series Charmed Andy Taylor , from the American television show The Andy Griffith Show Andie Walsh , the main character of the film Pretty in Pink Andy West, title character of Jacqueline Wilson novel The Suitcase Kid
One of the title characters in Amos 'n' Andy
Andy, commanding officer in the video game Advance Wars
Andy, main character from the game Heart of Darkness
Andy, from Date Movie
Andy (Peanuts ) , one of Snoopy's siblings from the comic strip Peanuts Andie, the red squirrel who has a crush on Surly in The Nut Job The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature
Officer Andy, a police man in 1992 horror movie Sleepwalkers
See also
References
^ "Andy" . Thinkbabynames.com . Retrieved March 13, 2022 .^ "Andy" . Thinkbabynames.com . Retrieved March 13, 2022 .^ Setiawan, Ebta. "Arti kata adinda" . Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Online (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2024-06-24 . ^ Rusdianto, Oleh Eko (2015-09-18). "Asal Usul Gelar Andi di Sulawesi Selatan" . Historia - Majalah Sejarah Populer Pertama di Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2024-06-24 .
