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.

People

Fictional characters

• Andy, the son in Stepfather 3, a film
• 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

• Andi (disambiguation)

References