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'''Andy''' is predominantly a diminutive version of the male given name [[Andrew]], based on the Scottish "ie" diminutive ending. It is derived from the [[Greek language|Greek]] name ''Andreas'', meaning "man". It is also occasionally used as a dimunutive for the female given name [[Andrea]], the [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] and [[Spanish language|Spanish]] feminine version of the name [[Andrew]]. |
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It is also occasionally spelt as Andie, and is the 217th most popular name in the USA, with less than 0.001% of the people with this name being female. |
It is also occasionally spelt as Andie, and is the 217th most popular name in the USA, with less than 0.001% of the people with this name being female. |
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Gender: | Woman and man |
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Origin: | Greek |
Meaning: | "manly" |
Andy is predominantly a diminutive version of the male given name Andrew, based on the Scottish "ie" diminutive ending. It is derived from the Greek name Andreas, meaning "man". It is also occasionally used as a dimunutive for the female given name Andrea, the Portuguese and Spanish feminine version of the name Andrew.
It is also occasionally spelt as Andie, and is the 217th most popular name in the USA, with less than 0.001% of the people with this name being female.
In sports:
- Andy Bathgate (born 1932), retired Canadian Professional Ice Hockey Centerman
- Andy Caddick, English cricketer. Fast Bowler with Somerset.
- Andy Cole, English football (soccer) player
- Andy Johnson, English football (soccer) player
- Andy Johnson (Welsh footballer), Welsh football (soccer) player
- Andy Murray, Scottish tennis player
- 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
In entertainment:
- Amos 'n' Andy (1920s-1950s), a radio-serial situation comedy popular in the United States
- Andy Bell, English singer with Erasure
- Andy Dick, American actor and comedian
- Andy Garcia, 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 Madadian, Persian/Armenian singer
- Andy Milonakis, American comedian
- Andy Pipkin, character played by Matt Lucas in comedy show Little Britain
- Andy Puertas, a famous billionare & a very attractive man
- Andy Richter, American comic
- Andy Rooney, American television personality
- Andy Serkis, English actor
- Andy Summers, English musician with the Police
- Andy Taylor, English musician with Duran Duran
- Andy Warhol, American artist
- Horace "Andy" Hinds (born 1951), Jamaican roots reggae singer
In other fields:
- Andy (song), song by Mario Rosenstock from Gift Grub
- Raggedy Andy, the brother of Raggedy Ann in the books by Johnny Gruelle
- Andy, You're A Star, song by The Killers