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Andy
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andy
English
Alternative forms
Andi, Andie, en Endy (surname)
Pronunciation
ănˈ.di, en /ˈæn.di/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-Andy.wav
en ændi 2
Etymology 1
en Andrew + en -y<id:familiar>.
Proper noun
en male Andrew Ancient Greek.
en 2015 w:Joyce Carol Oates Jack of Spades 104 Head of Zeus 9781784970970 "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."
en 2016-09-11 Domain News Main bathroom reveals on The Block: hold on for the bathroom without a toot Emily Power But Andy and Ben, they are lovers, not fighters … and they are going the battered sav.
en Jordan Valinsky Chili’s is opening a retro restaurant in Scranton that celebrates ‘The Office’ w:CNN Business https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/26/food/chilis-restaurant-scranton-the-office 2025-03-26 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). https://web.archive.org/web/20250416211900/https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/26/food/chilis-restaurant-scranton-the-office/
en.
Derived terms
en Andy McNab Andy Jackson
Translations
pet form of Andrew or its equivalent in the language concerned
Bulgarian: bg Анди m
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 安迪 Āndí
Czech: cs Ondra
Dutch: nl Andy
Finnish: fi Ana
French: fr Andy m f
German: de Andi
Hungarian: hu Andris, hu Bandi
Spanish: es Andy m f
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Andy is the 34465th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 657 individuals. Andy is most common among White (59.06%), Black/African American (17.5%) and American Indian/Alaska Native (12.18%) individuals.
Etymology 2
en Andrea + en -y<id:familiar>.
Proper noun
en female Andrea Ancient Greek.
Etymology 3
Originates from the live streams of IRL streamer Ice Poseidon on the live streaming service Twitch (service) Twitch in early 2017; comedian and actor Andy Milonakis frequently appeared on Ice Poseidon's streams before being supplemented by one Andy Martin, who was given the byname "Mexican Andy" to distinguish him from Milonakis—himself dubbed "Sitting Andy" in June. Subsequently, Ice Poseidon and his audience began referring to people who appeared on his streams by the name Andy and the term spread to other channels on Twitch by late 2017 as a generic name for any Twitch streamer.Andy (Slang) https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/andy-slangSade Spence 14 September 2020 What is an Andy on Twitch? StayHipp https://stayhipp.com/glossary/what-is-an-andy-on-twitch/ https://web.archive.org/web/20240424231821/https://stayhipp.com/glossary/what-is-an-andy-on-twitch/ 24 April 2024.
Noun
s +
en Internet slang Twitch-speak A streamer on live streaming service Twitch.
en 26 October 2020 hasanthehun 1320836870683521024 Hasan Piker trump is now a react andy like myself
en 4 June 2021 anaxchu 1400595831162540032 dream stans pulling out the "he has adhd" card to hasan fucking piker the biggest adhd andy on twitch it's so funny https://web.archive.org/web/20230927153933/https://twitter.com/anaxchu/status/1400595831162540032 27 September 2023
en 3 October 2022 shylilytwitch 1577006391436267520 Why is this video going viral? 500k views almost on my Twitch channel 😂It's not even funny Oh hello LSF andy's 👋 https://web.archive.org/web/20230927153927/https://twitter.com/shylilytwitch/status/1577006391436267520 27 September 2023
A person of any particular kind.
en VS Code Andy
Usage notes
Often used as a snowclone, as in react Andy, or preceded by a number, such as 4K, to indicate the number of viewers one's channel has.Ari Phoenix 26 August 2022 Twitch Slang, Emotes, and Streaming Terms Dictionary Creatoko https://creatoko.com/twitch-slang-emotes-and-streaming-terms-dictionary/ https://web.archive.org/web/20260310022547/https://creatoko.com/twitch-slang-emotes-and-streaming-terms-dictionary/ 10 March 2026.
References
See also
en Andreas
en Drew
Anagrams
en adny dyna
en unisex given names
Czech
cs:
Etymology
cs; compare en Andes and es Andes.
Pronunciation
cs andɪ 2
cs An dy
Proper noun
f-p andský
cs Andes mountain range cont/South America
Declension
f.pl
Further reading
Polish
pl:
thumb|Andy
Etymology
pl; compare en Andes and es Andes.
Pronunciation
Pl-Andy.ogg
Proper noun
nv-p andyjski
pl mountain range cont/South America Andes
Declension
And p
Derived terms
pl nouns andynista andynistka andynizm
Further reading
pl exonyms
Slovak
sk:
Etymology
sk; compare en Andes and es Andes.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
f-p Ánd žena
sk Andes mountain range cont/South America
Declension
Andy Ánd Andám Andy Andách Andami
Further reading