Andy (given name)
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] Andy can also be a feminine given name as an alternate form of Andrea .[ 2] The Indian names 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] or from the 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 journalist
Andy Allo (born 1989), American singer-songwriter
Adda Husted Andersen (1898–1990), Danish American metalsmith and enameler nicknamed "Andy"
Andy Bell (musician) (born 1970), formerly of Ride, Hurricane #1 and Oasis
Andy 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 presenter
Andy Borodow (born 1969), Canadian wrestler
Andy Buckley (born 1965), American actor
Andy Cohen (born 1968), American TV producer, author and TV and radio host
Andi Deris (born 1964), German singer and songwriter, lead sing of the power metal band Helloween
Andy Detwiler (1969–2022), American farmer and internet personality
Andy Devine (1905–1977), American actor
Andy Dick (born 1965), American actor and comedian
Andi Dorfman , former Bachelorette
Andy Eastwood , English ukelele player and performer
Andi Eigenmann (born 1990), Filipina actress and model
Andy Erikson (born 1987), American standup comedian
Andy Fraser (1952–2015), English bassist and songwriter, member of the rock band Free
Andy Fletcher (musician) , British keyboardist, member of Depeche Mode
Andy García (born 1956), Cuban-American actor
Andy Gibb (1958–1988), English singer and songwriter
Andy Gill (1956–2020), English musician, member of the rock band Gang of Four
Andy Grammer , American singer, songwriter and record producer
Andy Griffith (1926–2012), American actor
Andy Heyward (born 1949), American television producer, president of DIC Entertainment
Andy Hollingworth , British photographer
Andy Hurley , drummer of American band Fall Out Boy
Andy Kaufman (1949–1984), American comedian
Andy Lakey (1959–2012), American artist
Andy Lassner (born 1966), Colombian-American television producer
Andy Lau , Hong Kong singer and actor
Andy Lee (comedian) , Australian comedian and radio presenter
Andy Lee (German musician) , German rock and roll pianist
Andy Lee (Korean singer) , South Korean singer and actor, member of Shinhwa
Andy Lewis , American slackliner
Andy Lin , American photographer
Andie MacDowell (born 1958), American actress
Andy Marino (born 1980), American writer
Andy McCoy , Finnish musician
Andy Mckee , fingerstyle acoustic guitar player
Andy McNab (born 1959), British soldier-turned-novelist
Andy McQuade , British film director
Andy Milonakis , American comedian
Andy On (born 1977), American actor and martial artist
Andi Osho (born 1973), British actress and television presenter
Andi Peters (born 1970), British television presenter
Andy Hyman (born 1981), American playwright
Andy Prieboy (born 1955), American musician
Andy Richter , American comic
Andy Rooney , American television personality
Andy Rozdilsky , American clown
Andy Samberg (born 1978), American comedian and actor
Andy Serkis , English actor
Andi Soraya , Indonesian actress
Andy Summers , English musician with the Police
Andy Taylor , English musician with Duran Duran
Andy R. Thomson (born 1971), Canadian architect
Andy Upton , Australian singer-songwriter
Andy Warhol (1928–1987), American artist
Andy Warpigs (died 2021), American singer-songwriter
Andy Whitfield (1974–2011), Welsh-Australian actor
Andy Williams (1927–2012), American singer
Andy, one of the pseudonyms of Finnish singer Irwin Goodman (1943–1991)
In sports
Andy Bathgate (born 1932), Canadian ice hockey player
Andy Bell (boxer) (born 1985), British boxer
Andy Bell (footballer, born 1956) , English footballer
Andy Bell (footballer, born 1984) , English footballer
Andy Bell (freestyle motocross rider) (born 1975), former freestyle motocross rider
Andy Bell (Scottish footballer)
Andy Bloom (athlete) (born 1973), American Olympic shot putter
Andy Bowen (1867–1894), American boxer known for fighting the longest boxing match in history
Andy Caddick , English cricketer
Andy Canzanello (born 1981), American ice hockey player
Andy Carrington (born 1936), English footballer
Andy Cohen (baseball) (1904–1988), Major League Baseball second baseman and coach
Andy Cole , English footballer
Andy Curran (born 1898), English footballer
Andy Dickerson (born 1982), American football coach and former player
Andy Dickerson (offensive lineman, born 1963) (born 1963), American football player
Andy Gayle (born 1970), former English footballer
Andy Gruenebaum (born 1982), American soccer player
Andy Grundy , Former rugby league footballer
Andy Heck , American football player and coach
Andi Herzog (born 1968), Austrian football manager
Andy Hill (born c. 1950), American basketball player, TV executive, author, and speaker
Andy Hug (1964–2000), Swiss karateka and kickboxer
Andy Isabella (born 1997), American football player
Andy Johnson (English footballer) , English footballer
Andy Johnson (Welsh footballer) , Welsh footballer
Andy Lee (American football) (born 1982), American football punter
Andy Lee (boxer) (born 1984), Irish boxer
Andy Lee (footballer, born 1982) , English footballer for Bradford City
Andy Lee (footballer, born 1962) , English footballer for Tranmere Rovers
Andy Lee (snooker player) (born 1980), Hong Kong snooker player
Andy Leung (born 1990), Hong Kong windsurfer
Andy Macdonald , American professional skateboarder
Andy McDonald , Canadian ice hockey player
Andy Mangan (born 1986), English footballer
Andy McQuarrie (born 1939), former Scottish footballer
Andy Messersmith , baseball player
Andy Mulliner (born 1971), English-born Welsh footballer
Andi Murez (born 1992), Israeli-American Olympic swimmer for Israel
Andy Murray (born 1987), 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 (baseball) , American baseball player
Andy Phillips (center) (born 1991), American football center
Andy Priaulx , British racing driver
Andy Ram (born 1980), Israeli tennis player
Andy Reid , Super Bowl -winning NFL coach
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 (born 1985), Luxembourgish cyclist
Andy Schliebener (born 1962), Canadian ice hockey player
Andy Selva (born 1976), Sammarinese footballer
Andy Sheets , American baseball player
Andy Shore (born 1955), former English footballer
Andy Sokol (born c. 1928), Canadian football player
Andy Sonnanstine , American baseball player
Andy Soucek (born 1985), Spanish auto racing driver
Andy Stewart (born 1978), former Scottish footballer
Andy Tait , Scottish footballer
Andy Van Vliet (born 1995), Belgian basketball player for Bnei Herzliya Basket in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Andy Whing (born 1984), English footballer
Andy Yerzy (born 1998), Canadian baseball player
Other
Andi Abdullah Bau Massepe , Bugis nobleman and Indonesian national hero
Andi Alfian Mallarangeng , former Indonesian Minister of Youth and Sports
Andy Bathie , British sperm donor
Andy Bell (entrepreneur) , AJ Bell Chief Executive
Andy Bell (journalist) (born 1963), British journalist
Andy Karsner (born 1967), American technology entrepreneur
Andy Kerr (born 1955), American environmentalist
Andy Liu (born 1946 or 1947), Canadian mathematician
Andi Mappanyukki , 32th Sultan of Bone and 4th Regent of Bone
Andi Meister (born 1938), Estonian engineer and politician
Andy Rachmianto (born 1965), Indonesian government official
Andy Vesey (born 1955), American businessman
Fictional characters
Andy, the son in Stepfather 3 , a film
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 series
Andy Beckett, from the 1993 film Philadelphia
Andy Bernard , from the American television show The Office
Andy Bogard , from the Fatal Fury video games series
Andy Botwin , from the Showtime series Weeds
The title character of Andy Capp , an English comic strip
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 series
Andy 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 Rooney
Andy 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 comics
Andi 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 cartoons
Andy Pandy , from children's television
Andy 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 (1920s-1950s), a radio-serial situation comedy popular in the United States
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 and 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 .