André — sometimes transliterated as Andre — is the French and
Portuguese form of the name
Andrew, and is now also used in the
English-speaking world. It used in
France,
Quebec,
Canada and other
French-speaking countries
French became an international language in the Middle Ages, when the power of the Kingdom of France made it the second international language, alongside Latin. This status continued to grow into the 18th century, by which time French was the ...
. It is a variation of the
Greek name ''
Andreas'', a short form of any of various compound names derived from ''andr-'' 'man, warrior'.
The name is popular in Norway and Sweden.
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Cognate names
Cognate names are: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 ...
: Andres, André/Andre
* Finnish: Antero
* 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 ...
: André
* German: André/Andre, Andreas
* Hungarian: András, Endre
* Icelandic: Andri
* Indonesian
Indonesian is anything of, from, or related to Indonesia, an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. It may refer to:
* Indonesians, citizens of Indonesia
** Native Indonesians, diverse groups of local inhabitants of the archipelago
** Indonesia ...
: Andri
* Italian: Andrea
* Irish: Aindrias, Aindréas; Aindriú
* Japanese: アンデルー (Anderū), アンドレー (Andorē)
* Lithuanian
Lithuanian may refer to:
* Lithuanians
* Lithuanian language
* The country of Lithuania
* Grand Duchy of Lithuania
* Culture of Lithuania
* Lithuanian cuisine
* Lithuanian Jews as often called "Lithuanians" (''Lita'im'' or ''Litvaks'') by other Jew ...
: Andrius
* Lingala : André
* Latin : André
* Latvian: Andrejs
* Maltese
Maltese may refer to:
* Someone or something of, from, or related to Malta
* Maltese alphabet
* Maltese cuisine
* Maltese culture
* Maltese language, the Semitic language spoken by Maltese people
* Maltese people, people from Malta or of Malte ...
: Indri
* Norwegian: André/Andre, Anders
* Polish: Andrzej, Jędrzej
* Portuguese: André
* Romanian: Andrei
* Russian: Andrei, Andrey
* Scottish Gaelic: Aindrea, Anndra
* Serbo-Croatian: Andrija
* Slovenian: Andrej
* Spanish: Andrés
* Swedish
Swedish or ' may refer to:
Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically:
* Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland
** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...
: André/Andre
* Ukrainian: Andrii, Andriy
* 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 ...
: Andras
Given name
Notable people with this first name include:
* André (footballer, born 1972) (André Luíz Alves Santos), Brazilian footballer
* André (footballer, born 2001) (André Trindade da Costa Neto), Brazilian footballer
* Andre Agassi, American tennis player
* André Aleman, Dutch neuroscientist
*Andre Anis
Andre Anis (born 25 May 1977) is a retired football (soccer) defender from Estonia. He played for several clubs in his native country, including JK Viljandi Tulevik.
International career
Anis earned his first official cap for the Estonia nat ...
, Estonian football player
* Andre Anthony (born 1996), American football player
*André-Marie Ampère
André-Marie Ampère (, ; ; 20 January 177510 June 1836) was a French physicist and mathematician who was one of the founders of the science of classical electromagnetism, which he referred to as "electrodynamics". He is also the inventor of nu ...
, French physicist
* Andre Baccellia (born 1997), American football player
* André Bessette (born 1845), Catholic Saint
* André Béguin (born 1897), Swiss war criminal and commandant of the World War II Wauwilermoos internment camp
*André Benjamin
André — sometimes transliterated as Andre — is the French and Portuguese form of the name Andrew, and is now also used in the English-speaking world. It used in France, Quebec, Canada and other French-speaking countries. It is a variation o ...
, also known as André 3000, American musician, record producer and actor
* André Bona, French footballer
*André Breton
André Robert Breton (; 19 February 1896 – 28 September 1966) was a French writer and poet, the co-founder, leader, and principal theorist of surrealism. His writings include the first ''Surrealist Manifesto'' (''Manifeste du surréalisme'') o ...
, French writer and theorist
*André Butzer
André Butzer (born in 1973 in Stuttgart), is a German painter.
Biography
Butzer was born in Stuttgart, West Germany and lives in Rangsdorf near Berlin. He makes semi-abstract paintings that feature cartoon-like characters and objects. Butzer is ...
, German painter
*André Burakovsky
André Burakovsky (also stylized as Burakowsky; born 9 February 1995) is an Austrian-born Swedish professional ice hockey forward for the Seattle Kraken of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has previously played for the Washington Capitals, w ...
, Swedish ice hockey player
* Andre Carter, American National Football League (NFL) football player
* Andre Castro (racing driver), American racing driver
* André Cayatte, French filmmaker and lawyer
* Andre Chachere (born 1996), American football player
* André Chénier, French poet
*Andre Cisco
Andre J. Cisco (born March 23, 2000) is an American football safety for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Syracuse, and was drafted by the Jaguars in the third round of the 2021 NFL Dra ...
(born 2000), American football player
* André Citroën, French inventor and engineer
* André Cools, Belgian politician
* André Frédéric Cournand, French physician and physiologist
* Andre Dawson, American baseball player
* Andre De Grasse, Canadian sprinter
* André Derain, French painter
* Andre Dillard, American National Football League (NFL) football player
* André van Duin, Dutch comedian
*André van Duren
André van Duren (born 20 June 1958) is a Dutch film director.
Career
His 1992 film ''Heading for England'' won the Dutch Film Critics Award at the Netherlands Film Festival.
In 2000, he directed the film '' Mariken'' which is based on Pe ...
(born 1958), Dutch film director
* André Gagnon (1936–2020), Canadian composer and pianist
*Andre Geim
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, Dutch-British physicist
* André Gide, French writer
* André de Gouveia, Portuguese humanist and pedagogue
* André Grétry, French composer
* Andre Gregory, French-born American writer, director and actor
* André Greipel, German cyclist
* André Haefliger, Swiss mathematician
*Andre Harrell
Andre O’Neal Harrell (September 26, 1960 – May 7, 2020) was an American music executive and multimedia producer. In 1986, recently a rapper, he formed Uptown Records, soon a leader in R&B, rap, and their fusion, "hip hop soul" and " new ...
(1960–2020), American record producer, songwriter, rapper (Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde), and founder of Uptown Records
* Andre Hollins, American basketball player
*Andre Iguodala
Andre Tyler Iguodala ( ; born January 28, 1984) is an American professional basketball player who plays for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The swingman was an NBA All-Star in 2012 and has been named to t ...
, American basketball player
*Andre James
Andre James (born May 2, 1997) is an American football center for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at UCLA.
Early life and high school
James grew up in South Jordan, Utah, and attended Herr ...
, American National Football League (NFL) football player
*André Kuipers
André Kuipers (; born 5 October 1958) is a Dutch physician and ESA astronaut. He became the second Dutch citizen, third Dutch-born and fifth Dutch-speaking astronaut upon launch of Soyuz TMA-4 on 19 April 2004. Kuipers returned to Earth aboard ...
, Dutch astronaut
* André Kuper (born 1960), German politician
*André Lafargue
André Lafargue (2 July 1917 – 18 July 2017) was a French journalist and theatre critic.
Early life
André Lafargue was born on 2 July 1917 in Paris. His father, Jean Lafargue, was the CEO of an electricity and gas company in Nord. His mother, F ...
(1917–2017), French journalist and theatre critic
*André Lange
André Lange (; born 28 June 1973) is a retired German bobsledder and the most successful bob pil