Andy (given name)

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"Andie" redirects here. For the surname, see Andie (surname).
Andy
GenderUnisex
Language(s)English
Origin
Language(s)English
Other names
Related namesAniket, 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 in the English, German, Scandinavian and Spanish feminine version of the name Andrew (although Andrea is a masculine name in Italian). Although it is uncommon, some people named Alexander go by Andy.[citation needed] It is also occasionally spelled "Andie", "Andi", or "Andee" (these more often as a feminine name, but not exclusively). The Indian names Anand and Anindya are also sometimes shortened to Andy.

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  • Andy, a character play by American professional wrestler Silo Sam (1952–2005) in the 1985 American adventure comedy film Pee-wee's Big Adventure
  • Andie Anderson, in the romantic comedy How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
  • Andy Baker, a character in the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why
  • Andy Barclay, from the Childs play movies.
  • Andy Bernard, from American TV 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
  • 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, a character in 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?
  • 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, a character 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
  • 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 TV show The Andy Griffith Show
  • Andie Walsh, the main character of the film Pretty in Pink
  • Andy West, title character in Jacqueline Wilson novel The Suitcase Kid
  • 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 (film)
  • One of the title characters in Amos 'n' Andy (1920s-1950s), a radio-serial situation comedy popular in the United States

See also[]

  • Andi (disambiguation)
  • Andy Lee (disambiguation)
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