Andy

== English == === Alternative forms === Andi, Andie, Endy (surname) === Pronunciation === enPR: ănˈ.di, IPA(key): /ˈæn.di/ Rhymes: -ændi === Etymology 1 === Clipping of Andrew + -y. ==== Proper noun ==== Andy A diminutive of the male given name Andrew, from Ancient Greek. A surname. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ===== 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 === Clipping of Andrea + -y. ==== Proper noun ==== Andy A diminutive of the female given name Andrea, from Ancient Greek. === Etymology 3 === Originates from the live streams of IRL streamer Ice Poseidon on the live streaming 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. ==== Noun ==== Andy (plural Andys or Andies) (Internet slang, Twitch-speak) A streamer on live streaming service Twitch. A person of any particular kind. ===== 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. ==== References ==== === See also === Andreas Drew === Anagrams === dyna == Czech == === Etymology === Internationalism; compare English Andes and Spanish Andes. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈandɪ] Rhymes: -andɪ Hyphenation: An‧dy === Proper noun === Andy f pl (relational adjective andský) Andes (a mountain range in South America) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Andy”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech) “Andy”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 “Andy”, in Akademický slovník současné češtiny, 2012–2026, slovnikcestiny.cz “Andy”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026 == Polish == === Etymology === Internationalism; compare English Andes and Spanish Andes. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈan.dɘ/ Rhymes: -andɘ Syllabification: An‧dy === Proper noun === Andy nvir pl (related adjective andyjski) Andes (a mountain range in South America) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === Andy in Polish dictionaries at PWN Andy in PWN's encyclopedia == Slovak == === Etymology === Internationalism; compare English Andes and Spanish Andes. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈandi] === Proper noun === Andy f pl (genitive singular Ánd, declension pattern of žena) Andes (a mountain range in South America) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Andy”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026