Andries is a
Dutch and
Afrikaans
Afrikaans (, ) is a West Germanic language that evolved in the Dutch Cape Colony from the Dutch vernacular of Holland proper (i.e., the Hollandic dialect) used by Dutch, French, and German settlers and their enslaved people. Afrikaans g ...
masculine given name or
surname equivalent to
Andrew
Andrew is the English form of a given name common in many countries. In the 1990s, it was among the top ten most popular names given to boys in English-speaking countries. "Andrew" is frequently shortened to "Andy" or "Drew". The word is derived ...
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Given name
People with this name include
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Andries van Artvelt (1590–1652), Flemish painter
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Andries Beeckman (1628–1664), Dutch painter
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Andries Bekker (born 1983), South African rugby player
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Andries Benedetti (1615–1669), Flemish Baroque painter.
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Andries Bicker (1586–1652), Dutch merchant, leader of the Arminians, and VOC administrator
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Andries Boelens (1455–1519), Dutch mayor of Amsterdam
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Andries Bonger (1861–1936), Dutch artist, brother-in-law of Vincent van Gogh
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Andries Bosman (1621–1681), Flemish priest and painter,
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Andries Both
Andries Both (1612/1613 – 23 March 1642), was a Dutch genre painter. He was part of the group of Dutch and Flemish genre painters active in Rome in the 17th century known as the bamboccianti, who painted scenes from the everyday life of the l ...
(1612–1642), Dutch genre painter
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Andries Botha (c. 1800–c. 1870), South African leader of the Khoi people
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Andries Botha (born 1952), South African artist and political activist
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Andries Brink
Lieutenant General Andries Jacob Brink, (21 July 1877 – 17 October 1947) was a South African military commander. An Afrikaner veteran of the Anglo-Boer War, he joined the Union Defence Forces (UDF) as a staff officer in 1912 and served in t ...
(1877–1947), South African military commander
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Andries Brouwer
Andries Evert Brouwer (born 1951) is a Dutch mathematician and computer programmer, Professor Emeritus at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). He is known as the creator of the greatly expanded 1984 to 1985 versions of the roguelike compute ...
(born 1951), Dutch mathematician and computer programmer
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Andries Burger (born 1981), Namibian cricketer
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Andries Carpentière
Andries Carpentière or Charpentière (1672–1737) was an English sculptor of French or Flemish descent active in Britain in the early 18th century. His name is sometimes anglicised as Andrew Carpenter. He worked in both marble and lead.
Biogra ...
(1672–1737), Dutch or French sculptor active in Britain
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Andries Coetzee
Andries 'Boeboes' Coetzee (born 1 March 1990) is a South African rugby union player for the in United Rugby Championship. He usually plays as a fullback.
From 2011 to 2020, he played for in Super Rugby and in the Currie Cup. In 2013 Coetz ...
(born 1970s), South African linguist
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Andries Coetzee
Andries 'Boeboes' Coetzee (born 1 March 1990) is a South African rugby union player for the in United Rugby Championship. He usually plays as a fullback.
From 2011 to 2020, he played for in Super Rugby and in the Currie Cup. In 2013 Coetz ...
(born 1990), South African rugby player
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Andries van Cuijk
Andries or Andreas van Cuijk (ca. 1070 – 23 June 1139) was a bishop of Utrecht from 1128 to 1139.
Andries descended from a well-known family from the ''Sticht'', the name for the central lands of the Bishopric of Utrecht. Andries was the sec ...
(ca.1070–1139), Dutch bishop of Utrecht
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Andries van Dam
Andries "Andy" van Dam (born December 8, 1938) is a Dutch-American professor of computer science and former vice-president for research at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. Together with Ted Nelson he contributed to the first hy ...
(born 1938), Dutch-born American computer scientist
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Andries Danielsz. (c. 1580 – aft. 1640), Flemish flower painter
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Andries du Plessis
Andries Stephanus du Plessis (1 October 1910 – 12 October 1979) was a South African track and field athlete who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was born in Germiston
Germiston, also known as kwaDukathole, is a small city in ...
(1910–1979), South African pole vaulter
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Andries van Eertvelt
Andries van Eertvelt (1590 – 1652), was a Flemish painter, draughtsman and engraver who was one of the first Flemish artists to specialize in marine art. Several of his pupils also became prominent marine artists.[Andries Ferreira
Andries Stephanus Ferreira (born 29 March 1990) is a South African rugby union player for the US Carcassonne in the Pro D2. His regular playing position is lock.
Career
Youth and Varsity Cup rugby
Ferreira went to Despatch High School in hi ...]
(born 1990), South African rugby player
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Andries Gous
Andries Gous (born 24 November 1993) is a South African cricketer. He was included in the Free State cricket team for the 2015 Africa T20 Cup. In August 2017, he was named in Jo'burg Giants' squad for the first season of the T20 Global League. ...
(born 1993), South African cricketer
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Andries de Graeff
Andries de Graeff (19 February 1611 – 30 November 1678) was a powerful member of the Amsterdam branch of the De Graeff - family during the Dutch Golden Age. He became a mayor of Amsterdam and a powerful Amsterdam regent after the death of his ...
(1611–1678), Dutch finance minister and mayor of Amsterdam
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Andries Cornelis Dirk de Graeff
Jhr. Andries Cornelis Dirk de Graeff (7 August 1872 – 24 April 1957) was a Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies and a Dutch minister for foreign affairs.
Family
Andries Cornelis Dirk de Graeff was a descendant of the De Graeff-fami ...
(1872–1957), Dutch minister for foreign affairs and Governor General of Dutch East Indies
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Andries Hendrik van Hasselt (1806–1874), Dutch-Belgian writer and poet
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Andries Hoogerwerf (1906–1977), Dutch athlete, naturalist, ornithologist and conservationist
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Andries Hoogerwerf (political scientist) (born 1931), Dutch political scientist and public administration scholar
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Andries van Hoorn (1600–1660s), Dutch mayor of Haarlem
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Andries Hudde (1608–1663), Dutch landowner and colonial official of New Netherland
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Andries Jonker
Andries Jonker (; 22 September 1962) is the Netherlands women's national football team manager and former player.
Jonker was at the helm of Dutch outfits Willem II, MVV and Volendam and was the assistant manager of VfL Wolfsburg, FC Barcelon ...
(born 1962), Dutch football player and manager
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Andries Kinsbergen (1926–2016), Belgian lawyer and politician
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Andries Lambert
Andreas Lambert, also known as Andries Lambert ( Nama name: ǃNanib), (ca. 1844 – 8 March 1894) was the second Kaptein of the Kaiǀkhauan ( Khauas Nama), a subtribe of the Orlam, in the eastern area of South-West Africa, today's Namibia.
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(ca.1844–1894), Nama leader
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Andries Mac Leod (1891–1977), Belgian-Swedish philosopher and mathematician
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Andries Mahoney (born 1985), South African rugby player
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Andries Malan (born 1994), South African badminton player
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Andries Maseko (1955–2013), South African footballer
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Andries Mpondo (born 1963), South African footballer
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Andries Nel (born ), South African government minister
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Andries Nieman (born 1972), South African boxer
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Andries Colyns de Nole (1598–1638), Flemish sculptor
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Andries Noppert (born 1994), Dutch footballer
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Andries Pels (1655–1731), Dutch banker and insurer
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Andries Pevernage (1542–1591), Flemish composer
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Andries Jan Pieters (1916–1952), Dutch collaborator with Nazis who was executed for war crimes
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Andries Hendrik Potgieter
Andries Hendrik Potgieter, known as Hendrik Potgieter (19 December 1792 – 16 December 1852) was a Voortrekker leader and the last known Champion of the Potgieter family. He served as the first head of state of Potchefstroom from 1840 and 184 ...
(1792–1852), South African Voortrekker and politician
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Andries Pretorius
Andries Wilhelmus Jacobus Pretorius (27 November 179823 July 1853) was a leader of the Boers who was instrumental in the creation of the South African Republic, as well as the earlier but short-lived Natalia Republic, in present-day South Africa ...
(1798–1853), South African Boer leader after whom Pretoria is named
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Andries Pretorius
Andries Wilhelmus Jacobus Pretorius (27 November 179823 July 1853) was a leader of the Boers who was instrumental in the creation of the South African Republic, as well as the earlier but short-lived Natalia Republic, in present-day South Africa ...
(born 1985), South African rugby player in Wales
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Andries Putter (1935–2014), South African military commander
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Andries Sanders (born 1933), Dutch psychologist
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Andries Schutte
Andries Stefanus Schutte (born 18 January 1994) is a South African professional rugby union player who last played for the in the Currie Cup and the Rugby Challenge. He can play as a loosehead or tighthead prop.
Rugby career
2007–2012 : ...
(born 1994), South African rugby player
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Andries Jacobsz Stock (1580–1648), Flemish engraver, printmaker and illustrator
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Andries Stockenström (1792–1864), South African governor
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Andries Stockenström (1844–1880), South African judge, son of the above
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Andries van Straaden (1853–1919), pen name of Austrian writer Johannes Kaltenboeck
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Andries Strauss (born 1984), South African rugby player
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Andries Tatane (1978–2011), South African civil rights activist
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Andries Teeuw (1921–2012), Dutch critic of Indonesian literature
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Andries Treurnicht (1921–1993), South African Conservative politician
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Andries Vaillant (1655–1693), Dutch engraver and painter
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Andries Van Aarde (born 1951), South African theologist
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Andries Van den Abeele (born 1935), Belgian historical preservationist
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Andries van der Merwe (born 1994), South African sprinter
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Andries Venter (born 1986), South African rugby player
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Andries Vermeulen (1763–1814), Dutch painter
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Andries Vierlingh (1507–1579), Dutch dyke builder and polder creator
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Andries Waterboer (1789–1852), South African Griqua people leader
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Andries de Witt (1573–1637), Grand Pensionary of Holland
Surname
People with this name include
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Dennis Andries
Dennis Andries MBE (born 5 November 1953) is a British former professional boxer who fought at light heavyweight.
Professional career
Andries turned pro in 1978 and won the WBC Light Heavyweight Title in 1986 in a decision over American JB ...
(born 1953), British former professional boxer
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Elena Andries (born 1994), Romanian weightlifter
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Jef Andries (1919–2006), Belgian footballer
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Koen Andries, Belgian professor
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Nick Andries (born 1990), American open-wheel racing driver
See also
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Sint-Andries
Sint-Andries () is a suburb of Bruges in the province of West Flanders in Belgium.
The Jan Breydel Stadium, where the football teams Club Brugge and Cercle Brugge play, is situated in Sint-Andries.
There are also a lot of small castles, built ...
, suburb of Bruges in Belgium
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