Randy 1144082 225563182 2008-07-14T09:33:02Z Brilliant Pebble 6005690 /* In fiction */ there are no hits on Google for this, and it was added by an editor who has a problematic editing history, to be polite. {| class="infobox bordered" style="width: 25em; text-align: left; font-size: 90%;" |- | colspan="2" style="text-align:center; font-size: large;" | '''Randy''' |- ! Gender: | Male |- ! Origin: | Unknown |- ! Meaning: | ''Wolf with a shield'' |} {{Wiktionarypar|Randy|randy}} The name '''Randy''' generally derives from the names [[Randall]] or [[Randolph]] (meaning ''wolf with a shield''). Randy is used as a given name primarily in the [[US]] and [[Canada]]. ==Men known as Randy== * [[Randy Alcorn]], Christian evangelist and book writer * [[Randy Bachman]], Canadian musician * [[Randy Barnes]], Olympic Shot Putt Champion 1996 * [[Randy Brecker]], American musician * [[Randy Brooks]], various people named Randy Brooks * [[Randy Burridge]], Canadian hockey player * [[Randy Couture]], American mixed martial arts fighter/wrestler * [[Randy Castillo]], drummer * [[Randy Charles Morin]], author and blogger * [[Randy DeBarge]], American Musician of RnB Group DeBarge * [[Randy Gardner]], various people named Randy Gardner * [[Randy Gregg (ice hockey)]], Canadian hockey player * [[Randy Harrison]], American actor * [[Randy Holt]], Canadian hockey player * [[Randy Houser]], American country singer * [[Randy Jackson (disambiguation)]] * [[Randy Johnson]], American baseball pitcher * [[Randy Kamp]], Canadian politician * [[Randy Ladouceur]], Canadian hockey player and coach * [[Randy Mantooth]], American actor * [[Randy Meisner]], musician/songwriter * [[Randy Moss]], American football player * [[Randy Neumann]], former American boxer * [[Randy Newman]], singer/songwriter * Randy Ortiz, Puerto Rican Reggeaton singer From Duo [[Jowell & Randy]] * [[Randy Orton]], professional wrestler * [[Randy Owen]], American country singer, and former lead vocalist of the country supergroup [[Alabama (band)|Alabama]] * [[Randy Pausch]], professor of Computer Science * [[Randy Piper]], American lead guitarist * [[Randy Rhoads]], American rock guitarist * [[Randi Rhodes]], American radio personality * [[Randy Robitaille]], Canadian hockey player * [[Randy Samuel]], soccer player * [[Randy Savage]], professional wrestler * [[Randy Spelling]], American actor * [[Randy Travis]], American country singer * [[Randy Weston]], American pianist and composer ===In fiction=== * Randy Bo-Bandy, a character in [[List of Trailer Park Boys characters|''Trailer Park Boys'']] * Randy the Bully, a character in [[Pee-wee's Playhouse]] * Randy Fulcher, a character in [[Family Guy]] * [[Randy Hickey]], a character in ''My name is Earl'' * [[Randy and Sharon Marsh|Randy Marsh]], a ''South Park'' character ==Other usage== * [[James Randi]], Stage magician and scientific skeptic * [[Randy (band)]], Swedish punk rock band ** [[Randy the Band]], their eponymous 2005 album * A slang term for being [[sexually aroused]] {{disambig}} [[Category:Given names]] [[fr:Randy]] [[pt:Randy]]