Andrae, Andræ (Danish) or Andrä is a surname and given name, which is a variant of

Andreae Andreae is a surname. The name may refer to: * Andreae & Co., a historical pharmacy in Hanover *Charles Andreae (1906–1970), English cricketer *Giles Andreae (born 1966), British poet, artist, and greeting card writer *Hieronymus Andreae (died 15 ...

, itself a patronymic (via the Latin genitive case) from the personal name

Andreas Andreas () is a name derived from the Greek noun ἀνήρ ''anēr'', with genitive ἀνδρός ''andros'', which means "man". See the article on Andrew for more information. The Scandinavian name is earliest attested as antreos in a runeston ...

. Notable persons with this name include:

Surname

Ahmed-Tobias Andrä Ahmed-Tobias Andrä (born 20 April 1996) is an Austria Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states of Austria, states, of whic ...

(1996), Austrian footballer *

Alexander Andrae Alexander Andrae (27 April 1888 – 3 April 1979), whose first name is often mistakenly given as ''Waldemar'', was a German military officer from Kösling, Upper Silesia. Initially pursuing an Army career, he then joined the security police and ...

(1888–1979), German military officer * Björn Andrae (1981), German volleyball player *

Carl Christoffer Georg Andræ Carl Christopher Georg Andræ (14 October 1812 – 2 February 1893) was a Danish politician and mathematician. From 1842 until 1854, he was professor of mathematics and mechanics at the national military college. He was elected to the Royal ...

(1812–1893), Danish politician and mathematician * Elisabeth Andrae (1876–1945), German Post-Impressionist landscape painter and watercolorist * Emil Andrae (2002), Swedish ice hockey defenceman *

Hansine Andræ Hansine Pouline Andræ née Schack (1817–1898) was an early Danish feminist who proposed changes to Denmark's marriage liturgy for the benefit of women. Her diaries (1854–58), reflecting her opinions on politics and parliamentary debates, prov ...

(1817–1898), Danish feminist * Tor Andræ (1885–1947), Swedish clergyman, professor and scholar of comparative religion *

Walter Andrae Walter Andrae (February 18, 1875 – July 28, 1956) was a German archaeologist and architect born near Leipzig. Career Archaeologist Andrae initially studied architecture at the Dresden University of Technology, where he befriended a younger st ...

(1875–1956), German archaeologist and architect

Given name

* Andrae Campbell (1989), Jamaican footballer *

Andraé Crouch Andraé Edward Crouch (July 1, 1942 – January 8, 2015) was an American gospel singer, songwriter, arranger, record producer and pastor. Referred to as "the father of modern gospel music" by contemporary Christian and gospel music profess ...

(1942–2015), American gospel singer, songwriter, arranger, record producer and pastor *

Andrae Patterson Andrae Malone Patterson (born November 12, 1975) is an American former professional basketball player who currently works with the Portland Trail Blazers as the assistant general manager. He played college basketball with the Indiana Hoosiers. ...

(1975), American former basketball player *

Andrae Thurman D'Andrae Carnell Thurman (born October 25, 1980) is an American former professional football wide receiver. He was signed by the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL) as an undrafted free agent in 2004. He played college football ...

(1980), American footballer *

Andrae Williams Andrae Williams (born 12 July 1983) is a Bahamian sprint athlete mainly competing in the 400m. University Williams competed in collegiate track at Texas Tech University. 2004 In the 2004 Olympic Games, Williams was a member of the Bahamian ...

(1983), Bahamian sprinter * Andrae Sutherland (1988), aka Popcaan - Dancehall artist

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