With such dissatisfaction with my name, I wanted to find something to connect to in its meaning. However, I was disappointed to find that my name simply describes my gender, Andy coming from the Greek word for man (Lawler, 2024). I guess I always adored people with unique names and personal connections between their names and themselves. To figure that I lack something that I cherish, it was simply disheartening. However, as I dove deeper, I learned that its meaning of man is moreso to mean a warrior or bravery. Happily, I related to the new meaning of my name because I’m proud of the strong and independent man I’ve become. 

As a religious person, I liked to find out about the fact that my name is actually a popular and adored Christian name as well. The name Andy, in Christianity, holds meaning like conqueror or the mighty one (Kerr, 2024). My name Andy now speaks for my adolescence, my character, and my religion. 

Now that I found a deeper meaning of my name that connects to me personally, I think that I’m liking the name more. To think of it, I actually never met a person who was named the same as me throughout my whole life, and many said that my name Andy suited me well. Andy, to think of it again, is a unique and personal name to me rather than a nickname of the common name. A strong desire to change my name has diminished fairly enough, and I feel that I’m beginning to embrace my name more.

Works Cited

Lawler, Emma. “Andy.” Baby Name Meaning, Origin and Popularity, 1 Mar. 2024, www.thebump.com/b/andy-baby-name.  

“Andy Meaning - Bible Definition and References.” Bible Study Tools, 2024, www.biblestudytools.com/dictionary/andrew.  

“Social Security.” Popular Baby Names. www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames.