Andrew is the English form of a
given name
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common in many countries. In the 1990s, it was among the top ten most popular names given to boys in
English-speaking countries
The following is a list of English-speaking population by country, including information on both native speakers and second-language speakers.
List
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. "Andrew" is frequently shortened to "Andy" or "Drew". The word is derived from the el, Ἀνδρέας, ''
Andreas
Andreas ( el, Ἀνδρέας) is a name usually given to males in Austria, Greece, Cyprus, Denmark, Armenia, Estonia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Finland, Flanders, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Romania, the Netherlands, and Indonesia. The ...
'',
itself related to grc, ἀνήρ/ἀνδρός ''aner/andros'', "man" (as opposed to "woman"), thus meaning "manly" and, as consequence, "brave", "strong", "courageous", and "warrior". In the
King James Bible
The King James Version (KJV), also the King James Bible (KJB) and the Authorized Version, is an English translation of the Christian Bible for the Church of England, which was commissioned in 1604 and published in 1611, by sponsorship of ...
, the Greek "Ἀνδρέας" is translated as Andrew.
Popularity
Australia
In 2000, the name Andrew was the second most popular name in Australia. In 1999, it was the 19th most common name, while in 1940, it was the 31st most common name. Andrew was the first most popular name given to boys in the Northern Territory in 2003 to 2015 and continuing. In Victoria, Andrew was the first most popular name for a boy in the 1970s.
Canada
Andrew was the 20th most popular name chosen for male infants in 2005.
Andrew was the 16th most popular name for infants in British Columbia in 2004, the 17th most popular name in 2003, and the 19th most popular name in 2002. In 2001, it was the 18th most common name. From 1999 to 2003, Andrew was the sixth most often chosen name for a boy.
Europe
In the United Kingdom in 1974, Andrew was the fourth-most common name given to baby boys, and it was third in 1964. In Scotland, Andrew was the most popular name given to baby boys in 1993, with 1,099 boys given the name that year.
In Norway, with the spelling 'Andreas', the name has been the second-most common name given to boys of the 1990s.
United States
The eleventh most common baby name in 2006, Andrew was among the ten most popular names for male infants in 2005. Andrew was the sixth most popular choice for a male infant in 2004. In 2002 and 2001, Andrew was the seventh most popular baby name in the United States. In the 1980s, Andrew was the 19th most popular choice of baby name in the United States. In the 1970s it was the 31st most popular name. From the 1960s stretching back at least as far as the 1880s, Andrew was not among the forty most popular names in America.
Variants by language
* Anaru:
Māori
Māori or Maori can refer to:
Relating to the Māori people
* Māori people of New Zealand, or members of that group
* Māori language, the language of the Māori people of New Zealand
* Māori culture
* Cook Islanders, the Māori people of the Co ...
, masculine
* Andria:
Georgian, masculine
* Aindrea,
Aindreas or Anndra:
Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic ( gd, Gàidhlig ), also known as Scots Gaelic and Gaelic, is a Goidelic language (in the Celtic branch of the Indo-European language family) native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a Goidelic language, Scottish Gaelic, as well as ...
, masculine
* Aindréas, Aindriú, Aindreas:
Irish Gaelic
Irish (Standard Irish: ), also known as Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Insular Celtic branch of the Celtic language family, which is a part of the Indo-European language family. Irish is indigenous to the island of Ireland and was th ...
, masculine
*
Anaru: Maori, masculine
* Andra:
Scots, masculine
*
Ander The masculine name Ander is a variant of the Greek name "Andreas". Other variants of the Greek name "Andreas" are Andrés and Andrew, as well as Anders.
The masculine name Ander is a variant Basque form of Andrew.
Notable people with the name An ...
:
Basque, masculine
*
Änder:
Luxembourgish
Luxembourgish ( ; also ''Luxemburgish'', ''Luxembourgian'', ''Letzebu(e)rgesch''; Luxembourgish: ) is a West Germanic language that is spoken mainly in Luxembourg. About 400,000 people speak Luxembourgish worldwide.
As a standard form of th ...
*
Anders:
Danish,
Finnish,
German
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany (of or related to)
**Germania (historical use)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law
**Ge ...
,
Norwegian,
Swedish
* Andrìa:
Sardinian
*
Andras:
Welsh
Welsh may refer to:
Related to Wales
* Welsh, referring or related to Wales
* Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales
* Welsh people
People
* Welsh (surname)
* Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peopl ...
*
András,
Endre:
Hungarian, masculine
*
Andraš:
Prekmurje dialect of Slovene, masculine
*
Andraž:
Slovene, masculine
*
André:
French
French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to France
** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents
** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...
,
English
English usually refers to:
* English language
* English people
English may also refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
** English national ...
,
Latin
Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through ...
,
Italian,
Catalan
Catalan may refer to:
Catalonia
From, or related to Catalonia:
* Catalan language, a Romance language
* Catalans, an ethnic group formed by the people from, or with origins in, Northern or southern Catalonia
Places
* 13178 Catalan, asteroid #1 ...
,
Luxembourgish
Luxembourgish ( ; also ''Luxemburgish'', ''Luxembourgian'', ''Letzebu(e)rgesch''; Luxembourgish: ) is a West Germanic language that is spoken mainly in Luxembourg. About 400,000 people speak Luxembourgish worldwide.
As a standard form of th ...
,
Dutch,
Estonian
Estonian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe
* Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent
* Estonian language
* Estonian cuisine
* Estonian culture
See also
*
...
,
Romanian
Romanian may refer to:
*anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania
** Romanians, an ethnic group
**Romanian language, a Romance language
***Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language
**Romanian cuisine, traditiona ...
,
German
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany (of or related to)
**Germania (historical use)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law
**Ge ...
,
Canadian
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,
Hungarian,
Danish,
Swedish,
Corsican,
Icelandic,
Czech,
Slovak,
Slovenian
Slovene or Slovenian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Slovenia, a country in Central Europe
* Slovene language, a South Slavic language mainly spoken in Slovenia
* Slovenes, an ethno-linguistic group mainly living in Slovenia
* Sl ...
,
Polish and
Portuguese, masculine
*
Andrea
Andrea is a given name which is common worldwide for both males and females, cognate to Andreas, Andrej and Andrew.
Origin of the name
The name derives from the Greek word ἀνήρ (''anēr''), genitive ἀνδρός (''andrós''), that r ...
:
Albanian,
Italian,
Latin
Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through ...
, masculine;
Croatian,
Czech,
Danish,
Dutch,
English
English usually refers to:
* English language
* English people
English may also refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
** English national ...
,
Finnish,
French
French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to France
** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents
** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...
,
Galician,
German
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany (of or related to)
**Germania (historical use)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law
**Ge ...
,
Hungarian,
Icelandic,
Italian,
Macedonian
Macedonian most often refers to someone or something from or related to Macedonia.
Macedonian(s) may specifically refer to:
People Modern
* Macedonians (ethnic group), a nation and a South Slavic ethnic group primarily associated with North Ma ...
,
Norwegian,
Polish,
Romanian
Romanian may refer to:
*anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania
** Romanians, an ethnic group
**Romanian language, a Romance language
***Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language
**Romanian cuisine, traditiona ...
,
Slovak,
Slovenian
Slovene or Slovenian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Slovenia, a country in Central Europe
* Slovene language, a South Slavic language mainly spoken in Slovenia
* Slovenes, an ethno-linguistic group mainly living in Slovenia
* Sl ...
,
Spanish,
Swedish, feminine
* Andréa : French, Portuguese
* Andréanne : French, feminine
* Andréane : French
* Andréana : Malgasy
*
Andreas
Andreas ( el, Ἀνδρέας) is a name usually given to males in Austria, Greece, Cyprus, Denmark, Armenia, Estonia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Finland, Flanders, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Romania, the Netherlands, and Indonesia. The ...
:
Armenian,
Cypriot Greek,
Danish,
German
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany (of or related to)
**Germania (historical use)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law
**Ge ...
,
Greek,
Norwegian,
Icelandic,
Swedish,
Welsh
Welsh may refer to:
Related to Wales
* Welsh, referring or related to Wales
* Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales
* Welsh people
People
* Welsh (surname)
* Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peopl ...
, masculine
*
Andros
Andros ( el, Άνδρος, ) is the northernmost island of the Greek Cyclades archipelago, about southeast of Euboea, and about north of Tinos. It is nearly long, and its greatest breadth is . It is for the most part mountainous, with many ...
:
Greek, masculine
*
Andreu:
Catalan
Catalan may refer to:
Catalonia
From, or related to Catalonia:
* Catalan language, a Romance language
* Catalans, an ethnic group formed by the people from, or with origins in, Northern or southern Catalonia
Places
* 13178 Catalan, asteroid #1 ...
, masculine
*
Andreea Andreea is a Romanian feminine given name. It is the feminine of Andrei, the Romanian form of Andrew. The name Andreea become popular from the 1970s onwards, being one of the most common given names in the younger generations, ranking third in pop ...
:
Romanian
Romanian may refer to:
*anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania
** Romanians, an ethnic group
**Romanian language, a Romance language
***Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language
**Romanian cuisine, traditiona ...
, feminine
*
Andrée:
French
French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to France
** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents
** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...
, feminine
**
Marie-Andrée,
Anne-Andrée,
Andrée-Anne,
Andrée-Marie,French, feminine
*
Andrees: Older
Dutch and seldom used
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 gr ...
, masculine
*
Andrei:
Moldovan,
Romanian
Romanian may refer to:
*anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania
** Romanians, an ethnic group
**Romanian language, a Romance language
***Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language
**Romanian cuisine, traditiona ...
,
Belarusian,
Russian, masculine
*
Andréia:
Portuguese, feminine
*
Andreina Andreína is a popular female name, of Italian origin, given in the Spanish speaking country of Venezuela, but can also refer to:
*Andreína Álvarez (born 1979), Venezuelan actress, entertainer, comedian, and acting teacher
*Andreína Castro, win ...
:
Italian, feminine
*
Andris,
Andrejs,
Andis:
Latvian, masculine
*
Andrej:
Belarusian,
Croatian,
Macedonian
Macedonian most often refers to someone or something from or related to Macedonia.
Macedonian(s) may specifically refer to:
People Modern
* Macedonians (ethnic group), a nation and a South Slavic ethnic group primarily associated with North Ma ...
,
Serbian
Serbian may refer to:
* someone or something related to Serbia, a country in Southeastern Europe
* someone or something related to the Serbs, a South Slavic people
* Serbian language
* Serbian names
See also
*
*
* Old Serbian (disambiguation ...
,
Slovak,
Slovene, masculine
*
Andrey:
Russian and
Bulgarian, masculine (Cyrillic and thus often alternatively transliterated as Andrei for both)
*
Andreja Andreja ( sr, Андреја) is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
*Andreja Apostolović (born 1996), Serbian football midfielder
* Andreja Efremov (born 1992), Macedonian footballer
* Andreja Gomboc (born 1969), Slovenian astroph ...
:
Macedonian
Macedonian most often refers to someone or something from or related to Macedonia.
Macedonian(s) may specifically refer to:
People Modern
* Macedonians (ethnic group), a nation and a South Slavic ethnic group primarily associated with North Ma ...
, masculine;
Croatian,
Slovene, feminine
*
Andres:
Estonian
Estonian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe
* Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent
* Estonian language
* Estonian cuisine
* Estonian culture
See also
*
...
, masculine
*
Andrés:
Icelandic,
Spanish, masculine
* Andressa:
Portuguese, feminine
* Andreu:
Catalan
Catalan may refer to:
Catalonia
From, or related to Catalonia:
* Catalan language, a Romance language
* Catalans, an ethnic group formed by the people from, or with origins in, Northern or southern Catalonia
Places
* 13178 Catalan, asteroid #1 ...
, masculine
* Andreus:
Latin
Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through ...
, masculine
* Andrew:
English
English usually refers to:
* English language
* English people
English may also refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
** English national ...
, masculine
* Andrėja:
Lithuanian, feminine
* Andrėjus:
Lithuanian, Masculine
* , :
Georgian, masculine
*
Andri:
Icelandic, masculine
* , :
Georgian, masculine
*
Andric:
English
English usually refers to:
* English language
* English people
English may also refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
** English national ...
, masculine
*
Andries Andries is a Dutch and Afrikaans masculine given name or surname equivalent to Andrew.
Given name
People with this name include
* Andries van Artvelt (1590–1652), Flemish painter
* Andries Beeckman (1628–1664), Dutch painter
* Andries Bek ...
:
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 gr ...
, masculine
*
Andrii
Andriy or AndriiUkrainian
Ukrainian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Ukraine
* Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe
* Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine
* So ...
, masculine
*
Andrija:
Croatian and
Serbian
Serbian may refer to:
* someone or something related to Serbia, a country in Southeastern Europe
* someone or something related to the Serbs, a South Slavic people
* Serbian language
* Serbian names
See also
*
*
* Old Serbian (disambiguation ...
, masculine
*
Andrijana Andrijana is a feminine given name and may refer to:
* Andrijana Avramov (born 1979), Serbian politician
*Andrijana Janevska
Andrijana Janevska ( mk, Андријана Јаневска, born December 6, 1981) is a famous Macedonian singer and m ...
:
Macedonian
Macedonian most often refers to someone or something from or related to Macedonia.
Macedonian(s) may specifically refer to:
People Modern
* Macedonians (ethnic group), a nation and a South Slavic ethnic group primarily associated with North Ma ...
,
Serbian
Serbian may refer to:
* someone or something related to Serbia, a country in Southeastern Europe
* someone or something related to the Serbs, a South Slavic people
* Serbian language
* Serbian names
See also
*
*
* Old Serbian (disambiguation ...
, feminine
*
Andis,
Andris,
Andrejs, Anžejs or
Andžejs:
Latvian, masculine
*
Andrius
Andrius is a Lithuanian masculine given name. It is a cognate of the English language name Andrew. People with the name Andrius include:
* Andrius Algirdaitis (c.1325–1399), Duke of Pskov and Polotsk
* Andrius Arlauskas (born 1986), Lithuanian f ...
:
Lithuanian, masculine
*
Andriy
Andriy or AndriiUkrainian
Ukrainian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Ukraine
* Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe
* Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine
* So ...
, masculine
*
Andrzej
Andrzej is the Polish form of the given name Andrew.
Notable individuals with the given name Andrzej
* Andrzej Bartkowiak (born 1950), Polish film director and cinematographer
* Andrzej Bobola, S.J. (1591–1657), Polish saint, missionary and ma ...
or
Jędrzej
Jędrzej is a variant Polish form of the given name Andrzej (Andrew).
Notable individuals with the given name Jędrzej
* Jędrzej Śniadecki
*Jędrzej Moraczewski
Jędrzej Edward Moraczewski (; 13 January 1870 – 5 August 1944) was a Polish ...
:
Polish, masculine
*
Andrzeja:
Polish, feminine; obsolete
* Aneterea:
Samoan, masculine
* Anintelu:
Tongan, masculine
*
Antti
Antti is a Finnish masculine given name derived from the Greek name ''Andreas''. In Estonia, the variant Anti is more common. It is uncommon as a surname.
People with the name include:
Given name
* Antti Autti (born 1985), Finnish snowboarde ...
:
Finnish, masculine
*
Ondřej Ondřej ondr̝ɛjis a Czech given name, similar to English Andrew.
* Ondřej Bank (born 1980), Czech alpine skier
* Ondřej Buchtela (1999–2020), Czech ice hockey player
* Ondřej Čelůstka (born 1989), Czech footballer
* Ondřej Cverna (b ...
:
Czech, masculine
*
Ondrej Ondrej is a Slovak male given name, 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 freq ...
or
Andrej:
Slovak, masculine
*
Andrij
Andriy or AndriiUkrainian
Ukrainian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Ukraine
* Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe
* Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine
* So ...
, masculine
*
Indrì or
Andrija:
Maltese, masculine
* Andis, Andijs or Endijs:
Latvian, masculine
*
Andrea
Andrea is a given name which is common worldwide for both males and females, cognate to Andreas, Andrej and Andrew.
Origin of the name
The name derives from the Greek word ἀνήρ (''anēr''), genitive ἀνδρός (''andrós''), that r ...
, Andreu, André, Ndré, Ndreu, Andër, Andërs:
Albanian, masculine
* :
Malayalam
Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry ( Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam wa ...
, masculine
* :
Telugu
Telugu may refer to:
* Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India
*Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India
* Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language
** Telugu (Unicode block), a block of Telugu characters in Unicode
...
, masculine
* :
Korean, masculine
* :
Japanese, masculine
* :
Mandarin Chinese
Mandarin (; ) is a group of Chinese (Sinitic) dialects that are natively spoken across most of northern and southwestern China. The group includes the Beijing dialect, the basis of the phonology of Standard Chinese, the official language ...
(simplified), masculine
* :
Mandarin Chinese
Mandarin (; ) is a group of Chinese (Sinitic) dialects that are natively spoken across most of northern and southwestern China. The group includes the Beijing dialect, the basis of the phonology of Standard Chinese, the official language ...
(traditional), masculine
* , :
Arabic
Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walter ...
, masucline
* :
Amharic
Amharic ( or ; (Amharic: ), ', ) is an Ethiopian Semitic language, which is a subgrouping within the Semitic branch of the Afroasiatic languages. It is spoken as a first language by the Amharas, and also serves as a lingua franca for all oth ...
, masculine
* اندرآي (Romanized: Andrai): Ziyadi, masculine
Surname
*
Anderson
*
Andrews Andrews may refer to:
Places Australia
*Andrews, Queensland
*Andrews, South Australia
United States
* Andrews, Florida (disambiguation), various places
*Andrews, Indiana
* Andrews, Nebraska
*Andrews, North Carolina
*Andrews, Oregon
*Andrews, Sout ...
People named Andrew
*
List of people with given name Andrew
*
Andrew (surname) Andrew is sometimes used as a surname. It is derived from the given name Andrew.
Notable people with the surname include:
* Ariane Andrew (born 1987), US professional wrestler
* Bruce Andrew (1908–1986), footballer
* Calvin Andrew (born 1986) ...
, including a list of people with surname Andrew
See also
*
*
*
*
Andy (given name)
Andy, also spelled Andi, Andie or Andee, is predominantly a diminutive version of the male given name Andrew, and variants of it such as Andreas and Andrei. The form of the variation is based on the Scottish "-ie" diminutive ending. ''Andrew'' is ...
*
Andre (disambiguation)
Andre or André is the French form of the given name Andrew.
Andre or André may also refer to:
People
* Andre (surname)
* André (artist) (born 1971), Swedish-Portuguese graffiti artist
* André (singer), Armenian singer
* André the Giant, ac ...
*
Andrea
Andrea is a given name which is common worldwide for both males and females, cognate to Andreas, Andrej and Andrew.
Origin of the name
The name derives from the Greek word ἀνήρ (''anēr''), genitive ἀνδρός (''andrós''), that r ...
*
Andreas
Andreas ( el, Ἀνδρέας) is a name usually given to males in Austria, Greece, Cyprus, Denmark, Armenia, Estonia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Finland, Flanders, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Romania, the Netherlands, and Indonesia. The ...
*
Andreou
*
Andrey
*
Andrew (surname) Andrew is sometimes used as a surname. It is derived from the given name Andrew.
Notable people with the surname include:
* Ariane Andrew (born 1987), US professional wrestler
* Bruce Andrew (1908–1986), footballer
* Calvin Andrew (born 1986) ...
References
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Given names of Greek language origin