From en.wiktionary.org:
[andy]
** English
[wikipedia]
*** Alternative forms
- Andi , Andie , [en] (surname)
*** Pronunciation
- [ănˈ.di] , [en]
- [en]
- [en]
*** Etymology 1
[en] + [en].
**** Proper noun
[en-prop]
1. [en] .
2. * {{ quote-book | en | year=2015 | author=w:Joyce Carol Oates | title=Jack of Spades | page=104 | publisher=Head of Zeus | isbn=9781784970970
|passage="Irina? Call me 'ANDY,' please."<br>"I think that I would rather call
you 'Andrew'."<br>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.<br>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."}}
1. * [en]
2. * [en]
3. [en] .
***** Derived terms
[en]
***** Translations
[pet form of Andrew or its equivalent in the language concerned]
- Bulgarian: [bg]
- Chinese:
- Czech: [cs]
- Finnish: [fi]
- French: [fr]
- German: [de]
- Hungarian: [hu] , [hu]
- Spanish: [es]
[trans-bottom]
***** Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, _Andy_ is the 34465 <sup> th </sup> 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] + [en].
**** Proper noun
[en-prop]
1. [en] .
*** Etymology 3
Originates from the live streams of IRL streamer [Ice Poseidon] on the live
streaming service [Twitch (service)] 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.[1][2]
**** Noun
[s]
1. [en] A streamer on live streaming service Twitch.
2. * [en]
3. * [en]
4. * [en]
5. 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.[3]
**** References
[reflist]
*** See also
- [en]
- [en]
*** Anagrams
- [en]
[en]
** Czech
[lang=cs]
*** Etymology
[cs]; compare [en] and [es].
*** Pronunciation
- [cs-IPA]
- [cs]
- [cs]
*** Proper noun
[f-p]
1. [cs]
**** Declension
[f.pl]
*** Further reading
- [R:cs:KNLA]
- [R:cs:SSJC]
- [R:cs:ASSC]
- [R:cs:IJP]
** Polish
[lang=pl]
*** Etymology
[pl]; compare [en] and [es].
*** Pronunciation
[a=Pl-Andy.ogg]
*** Proper noun
[nv-p]
1. [pl]
**** Declension
[lemma=And]
**** Derived terms
[pl]
*** Further reading
- [R:pl:PWN]
- [R:pl:PWN Encyclopedia]
[pl]
** Slovak
[lang=sk]
*** Etymology
[sk]; compare [en] and [es].
*** Pronunciation
- [sk-IPA]
*** Proper noun
[f-p]
1. [sk]
**** Declension
[Andy]
*** Further reading
- [R:sk:SDK]