Randy
| Randy | |
| Gender: | Male/female |
|---|---|
| Origin: | Short form of given name |
| Meaning: | Various |
The English given name Randy, which derives from the names Randall, Randolph or sometimes Andrew, is used primarily in the United States, Canada and Australia. It is less commonly used as a female given name, as a shortened form of Miranda. In British English it is a slang term meaning lustful.[1]
Men known as Randy
- Randy Alcorn, Christian evangelist and book writer
- Randy Bachman, Canadian musician
- Randy Barnes, American shot putter
- Randy Brecker, American musician
- Randy Brooks, various people named Randy Brooks
- Randy Burridge, Canadian hockey player
- Randy Couture, American mixed martial arts fighter/wrestler
- Randy Castillo, drummer
- Randy Charles Morin, author and blogger
- Randy DeBarge, American musician of RnB Group DeBarge
- Randy Gardner, various people named Randy Gardner
- Randy Gregg (ice hockey), Canadian hockey player
- Randy Harrison, American actor
- Randy Holt, Canadian hockey player
- Randy Houser, American country singer
- Randy Jackson (disambiguation)
- Randy Johnson, American baseball pitcher
- Randy Kamp, Canadian politician
- Randy Ladouceur, Canadian hockey player and coach
- Randy Mantooth, American actor
- Randy Meisner, musician/songwriter
- Randy Moss, American football player
- Randy Neumann, former American boxer
- Randy Newman, singer/songwriter
- Randy Ortiz, Puerto Rican Reggeaton singer from duo Jowell & Randy
- Randy Orton, professional wrestler
- Randy Owen, American country singer, formerly of country music band Alabama
- Randy Pausch, American professor of computer science, author of The Last Lecture
- Randy Piper, American lead guitarist
- Randy Rhoads, American rock guitarist
- Randi Rhodes, American radio personality
- Randy Robitaille, Canadian hockey player
- Randy Salerno, CBS 2 news anchor
- Randy Samuel, soccer player
- Randy Savage, professional wrestler
- Randy Spelling, American actor
- Randy Travis, American country singer
- Randy Weston, American pianist and composer
In fiction
- Randy Bo-Bandy, a character in Trailer Park Boys
- Randy the Bully, a character in Pee-wee's Playhouse
- Randy Fulcher, a character in Family Guy
- Randy Hickey, a character in My name is Earl
- Randy Marsh, a South Park character
- Randy, a gun-toting, mercenary dog-like warrior in the webcomic Anema: Age of the Robots
Other usage
- James Randi, Stage magician and scientific skeptic
- Randy (band), Swedish punk rock band
- Randy the Band, their eponymous 2005 album
- A slang term for being sexually aroused
References
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