Andy en · PROPN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈæn.di/
- ănˈ.di
- audio
Etymology
Clipping of Andrew + -y.
Meanings
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A diminutive of the male given name Andrew, from Ancient Greek.
But Andy and Ben, they are lovers, not fighters … and they are going the battered sav.
2016 September 11, Emily Power, “Main bathroom reveals on The Block: hold on for the bathroom without a toot”, in Domain News:"Irina? Call me 'Andy,' please." "I think that I would rather call you 'Andrew'." This was flattering, somehow. For everyone I knew called me "Andy"―a name comfortable as an old sneaker. There was dignity in "Andrew," and a kind of depth, complexity. Perhaps I began to fall in love with Irina Kacinzk for seeing more in me than I saw in myself at the time. Of course, from time to time, Irina has called me "Andy." In her most affectionate moments, when she feels comfortable in my love, she even calles me "dear"―"darling."
2015, Joyce Carol Oates, Jack of Spades, Head of Zeus, →ISBN, page 104:Chili’s has also enlisted several actors from “The Office” to star in the ads, including Melora Hardin (Jan Levinson), Andy Buckley (David Wallace), Brian Baumgartner (Kevin Malone) and Kate Flannery (Meredith Palmer).
2025 March 26, Jordan Valinsky, “Chili’s is opening a retro restaurant in Scranton that celebrates ‘The Office’”, in CNN Business, archived from the original on 16 Apr 2025:
- A surname.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andi | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Andie | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Endy | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (10)
fr Andy (pet form of Andrew or its equivalent in the language concerned) · fi Ana (pet form of Andrew or its equivalent in the language concerned) · hu Bandi (pet form of Andrew or its equivalent in the language concerned) · hu Andris (pet form of Andrew or its equivalent in the language concerned) · de Andi (pet form of Andrew or its equivalent in the language concerned) · cs Ondra (pet form of Andrew or its equivalent in the language concerned) · bg Анди (pet form of Andrew or its equivalent in the language concerned) · es Andy (pet form of Andrew or its equivalent in the language concerned) · cmn 安迪 (pet form of Andrew or its equivalent in the language concerned) · nl Andy (pet form of Andrew or its equivalent in the language concerned)