"Andy" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈæn.di/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-Andy.wav
enPR: ănˈ.di Rhymes: -ændi Etymology: Diminutive of Andrew. Etymology templates: {{l|en|Andrew}} Andrew Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Andy
  1. A diminutive of the male given name Andrew, from Ancient Greek. Categories (topical): English diminutives of male given names, English given names, English male given names, English unisex given names Translations (pet form of Andrew or its equivalent in the language concerned): 安迪 (Āndí) (Chinese Mandarin), Ondra (Czech), Ana (Finnish), Andy [masculine] (French), Andy [feminine, masculine] (French), Andi (German), Andris (Hungarian), Bandi (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-Andy-en-name-6yhNcC1h Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 43 46 4 8 Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 34 34 9 23 Disambiguation of 'pet form of Andrew or its equivalent in the language concerned': 61 30 9
  2. A diminutive of the female given name Andrea, from Ancient Greek. Categories (topical): English diminutives of female given names, English female given names, English given names, English unisex given names
    Sense id: en-Andy-en-name-M6hKGY~7 Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 43 46 4 8 Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 34 34 9 23
  3. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Andy-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Endy [surname] Derived forms: Andy McNab Related terms: Drew
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈæn.di/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-Andy.wav Forms: Andys [plural], Andies [plural]
enPR: ănˈ.di Rhymes: -ændi Etymology: 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. Head templates: {{en-noun|s|Andies}} Andy (plural Andys or Andies)
  1. (Internet slang) A streamer on live streaming service Twitch. Tags: Internet
    Sense id: en-Andy-en-noun-TYeWljJd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 25 6 43 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 34 34 9 23
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Endy [surname]
Etymology number: 2

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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈæn.di/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ændi"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-Andy.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/ee/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Back_ache-Andy.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Back_ache-Andy.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/ee/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Back_ache-Andy.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Back_ache-Andy.wav.ogg",
      "text": "Audio"
    },
    {
      "enpr": "ănˈ.di"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "surname"
      ],
      "word": "Endy"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Andy Milonakis",
    "Ice Poseidon",
    "Know Your Meme",
    "Twitch (service)"
  ],
  "word": "Andy"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-01 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-04-21 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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