Comments for the name Randy

My personal impression of the name Randy is... It's a really cool name, anyone with it has to be lucky. I know it's an old name but hey... Oh wait, maybe I said all that because my name is Randy! I'm not too happy with my name but I couldn't pick anything better (my mother liked it and so do I).

In England randy is slang for horny. :)

Randy in Old English means stong and enthusiastic. It is a great name. You can use it for both female and male, but female wise it would be spelt Randi, with an i. It is also very easy to pronounce.

I think "Randy" should be a boys' name and "Randi" should be a girls' name.
The boy Randy I know is a goth, and we hated each other from the time we met.
The girl Randi I know is my best friend and has been since we were kids. Her father, Randy, is kind of nasty -- he drinks a lot and makes life really tough for his family. I both like and dislike this name. Ignoring the people I know with this name, I'd feel impartial to it, so I guess I'll go with that.

Randy should only be a guy name. Really!

Randy Travis is a well known country music singer.

Randy Owens is the lead singer of the country music group "Alabama."

Randy Jackson is a judge on American Idol.

In America, it's a perfectly nice name, and I like it minus the associations. However, in Britain, it is, um, not such a nice name.

The word Randy has two meanings (www.dictionary.com):
1. Sexually aroused; lustful; lecherous.
2. Rude and aggressive.

No offense to any Randys or those who enjoy that name, but I would not name anyone something that means something like that.

Randy Taylor was Tim and Jill's middle son on Home Improvement. He was played by Jonathan Taylor Thomas. It is probably his best known role besides that of Simba in The Lion King.

Pretty horrible. It kind of makes me think of obnoxious frat boys of the 1970s or so. It sounds quite trashy, even though the name Randolph sounds elitist.

I hate this name. The slang meaning is bad enough, but even worse is the fact that a radio show where I live has a gay man on it named Randy. I find him very annoying.

I know a girl named Randi or Randie (I don't know exact spelling) but it's a short form of Miranda. And also every time I hear this name I imagine the funniest dude from South Park Randy Marsh! xoxo

I think Randy can also be short for Miranda. [noted -ed]

I advise that if you visit Britain, use another nickname. Ran or Randa or anything else. Seriously - don't try walking up to a Brit and saying, "I'm Randy!"