Pronunciation | /ˈændruː/ |
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Gender | Male |
Name day | November 30 |
Origin | |
Language(s) | Greek |
Meaning | manly, strong and brave |
Region of origin | Greece |
Other names | |
Related names | Ander, Andros, Anders, Anderson, Andy, André, Andrei, Andreu, Andris, Andrius, Andrejs, Andrzej, Jędrzej, Andriy, Andrea, Andreas, Andrés, Drew, Ondřej, Ondrej |
Andrew is the English form of the given name, common in many countries. The word is derived from the Greek: Ἀνδρέας, Andreas,[1] itself related to Ancient Greek: 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 Greek "Ἀνδρέας" is translated as Andrew.[2]