Andy (given name)
Andy 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 it is uncommon, some people named Alexander go by Andy. It is also occasionally spelled "Andie", "Andi", "Andii", or "Andee". The Indian names Anand and Anindya are also sometimes shortened to Andy.
People
In arts and entertainment
- Andy Adler, American sportscaster and journalist
- Andy Allo, American singer-songwriter
- Andy Bell , formerly of Ride, Hurricane #1 and Oasis
- Andy Bell , English singer with Erasure
- Andy Biersack, lead vocalist of American rock band Black Veil Brides
- Andy Buckley, American actor
- Andy Cohen , American TV producer, author and TV and radio host
- Andi Deris, German singer and songwriter, lead sing of the power metal band Helloween
- Andy Devine, American actor
- Andy Dick, American actor and comedian
- Andi Dorfman, former Bachelorette
- Andy Erikson, American standup comedian
- Andy García, Cuban-American actor
- Andy Gibb, English singer
- Andy Gill, English musician, member of the rock band Gang of Four
- Andy Griffith, American actor
- Andy Hurley, drummer of American band Fall Out Boy
- Andy Kaufman, American comedian
- Andy Lassner, Colombian-American television producer
- Andy Lau, Hong Kong singer and actor
- Andy Lee, Australian comedian and radio presenter
- Andy Lee, South Korean singer and actor, member of Shinhwa
- Andy Lewis, American slackliner
- Andie MacDowell, American actress
- Andy McCoy, Finnish musician
- Andy Mckee, fingerstyle acoustic guitar player
- Andy McNab, British soldier-turned-novelist
- Andy Milonakis, American comedian
- Andi Osho, British actress and television presenter
- Andi Peters, British television presenter
- Andy Prieboy, American musician
- Andy Richter, American comic
- Andy Rooney, American television personality
- Andy Samberg, American comedian and actor
- Andy Serkis, English actor
- Andy Summers, English musician with the Police
- Andy Taylor, English musician with Duran Duran
- Andy Warhol, American artist
- Andy Whitfield, Welsh-Australian actor
- Andy Williams, American singer
- Horace Andy, Jamaican roots reggae singer
In sports
- Andy Bathgate, Canadian ice hockey player
- Andy Bell , British boxer
- Andy Bell, English footballer
- Andy Bell, English footballer
- Andy Bell , former freestyle motocross rider
- Andy Bell
- Andy Bloom , American Olympic shot putter
- Andy Bowen, American boxer known for fighting the longest boxing match in history
- Andy Caddick, English cricketer
- Andy Cohen , Major League Baseball second baseman and coach
- Andy Cole, English footballer
- Andy Gruenebaum, American soccer player
- Andy Heck, American football player and coach
- Andi Herzog, Austrian former footballer
- Andy Hill , American basketball player, TV executive, speaker
- Andy Hug, Swiss karateka and kickboxer
- Andy Isabella, American football player
- Andy Johnson, English football player
- Andy Johnson, Welsh football player
- Andy Macdonald, American professional skateboarder
- Andy McDonald, Canadian ice hockey player
- Andy Messersmith, baseball player
- Andi Murez, Israeli-American Olympic swimmer for Israel
- Andrew Murray , 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, American baseball player
- Andy Priaulx, British racing driver
- Andy Ram, Israeli tennis player
- Andy Reid, Super Bowl-winning NFL coach
- Andy Ristie, Surinamese kickboxer
- Andy Robustelli, American football player
- Andy Roddick, American professional tennis player
- Andy Sabados, American football player
- Andy Schleck, professional cyclist
- Andy Schliebener, ice hockey player
- Andy Selva, footballer
- Andy Sheets, American baseball player
- Andy Sonnanstine, American baseball player
- Andy Soucek, Spanish auto racing driver
- Andy Whing, English footballer
Other
- Andy Bell, AJ Bell Chief Executive
- Andy Bell , British journalist
- Andy Bell , psychologist
- Andy Liu, Canadian mathematician
Fictional characters
- One of the title characters in Amos 'n' Andy, a radio-serial situation comedy popular in the United States
- 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, from the British television series Torchwood
- Andy Davis, 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 ', 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 Johnson, from the animated television series Squirrel Boy
- Andy Kewzer, from the movie The Final Destination
- Andy Larkin, from the Canadian animated television series What's with Andy?
- Andi Mack, the titular character of Disney Channel series Andi Mack
- Andy McNally, from the television series Rookie Blue
- Andy Millman, the lead character in the television series Extras
- 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, from the 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, 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 '