Andrew

Andrew \an-drew, and-r-ew\ is a boy's name. It consists of 6 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Andrew is pronounced in English as AENDRuw ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Andrew: AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; D as in "day (D.EY)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; UW as in "two (T.UW)"

What is the origin of Andrew?

Andrew is largely used in the English, Greek, and Russian languages, and it is derived from Old Greek origins. Biblical name derived from the element 'andreia' meaning male, manly, brave, virility. Andreas (Latin and Old Greek) is an original form of Andrew. In the Bible, Andrew was the first chosen of the twelve apostles, and the brother of Simon Peter; the name Andrew was a Greek translation of his Hebrew name, which is not known. He was later thought to be crucified at Patras in Achaia, and was thereafter venerated as Saint Andrew and adopted as the patron saint of Scotland, Greece, Russia, and Romania; various forms of the name have thus become popular in these countries. In Scotland, the city of St Andrews was named after him, and in England, more than 600 churches were dedicated to him. Other saints of the same name consist of Saint Andrew of Crete (650-740), who was cured of dumbness after his Holy Communion; Andrew Avellino (1521-1608), the patron saint of Naples and Sicily; and Andrew Fournet (1752-1834), who helped establish the order of the Daughters of the Cross. In literature, the name is borne by the slow and comic Sir Andrew Aguecheek in Shakespeare's comedy Twelfth Night (1601); this association, together with the use of the term 'Merry Andrew' to refer to a clown during the Tudor period lent a comic touch to the name during the time. In England, the name was later popularized by Queen Elizabeth II's second son Prince Andrew, Duke of York (1960-). Andrew is an English variant of the name baby name Andreas (Dutch, English, German, Greek, Spanish, Scandinavian, and Welsh). The name name Andrea origin (English, Portuguese, Spanish, Czech, German, Hungarian, Italian, Scandinavian, and Slavic) is the female equivalent of Andrew. The name Andrew is widely used; it has 89 variants that are used in both English and other languages.

Alternatives used in English consist of Andery meaning of name, Andi name (also used in Albanian, German, Hungarian, and Spanish), Andonia name popularity, name Andonis, short names for Andre (also used in French and Portuguese), name Andresj origin, Andrewes name popularity, Andrews meaning and origin, name Andrezj meaning, Andriel meaning and origin, what does the name Andrius mean (also used in Lithuanian), Andros meaning, Andru meaning, name Andrue origin, Andruw meaning and origin, baby name Antal, Audrew meaning and origin, name Evangelos origin, and short names for Kendrew (also used in Scottish). Other English variants consist of the short form Drew definition (also used in Scottish, and Welsh), and the pet forms Andie meaning and origin, name Andy meaning, Dandie name popularity (also used in Scottish), meaning of Dandy (also used in Scottish), what does the name Drue mean, Mandrew meaning and origin, meaning of Randy, and nicknames for Tandy (also used in Scottish). Foreign variants of Andrew consist of Adem name variations (Turkish), name Aindrea origin (Gaelic, Irish, and Scottish), name Aindreas (Irish), name Aindréas (Irish), Aindrias name variations (Irish), baby name Aindriú (Irish), name Anakale (Hawaiian), Analu name popularity (Hawaiian), Anaru pronounciation (Maori), baby name Ander (Basque), short names for Anders (Scandinavian), nicknames for Andino (Italian), short names for Andor (Hungarian), Andra name variations (French and Scottish), Andrae meaning (French), name Andras origin (Hungarian, Spanish, and Welsh), András meaning of name (Hungarian), Andrea name variations (Italian), Andreas pronounciation (German, Greek, Scandinavian, and Welsh), name Andrei origin (Romanian, Russian, Slavic, and Ukrainian), Andrej meaning and origin (Czech, Russian, and Slavic), name Andrejs origin (Latvian), Andres pronounciation (Estonian, German, Slavic, and Spanish), name Andreu (Catalan), short names for Andrey (Russian and Slavic), Andreyka meaning and origin (Russian), André name (French and Portuguese), Andrés meaning and origin (Spanish), name Andri (Scandinavian), Andria definition (Corsican), Andrian name variations (Russian), Andries name variations (Dutch and German), Andrij pronounciation (Ukrainian), Andrija name variations (Slavic), Andrik meaning and origin (Russian and Slavic), what does the name Andris mean (Hungarian, Latvian, and Spanish), name Andriy meaning (Ukrainian), Andro meaning of name (Slavic), nicknames for Andrus (Estonian), name Andry (Slavic), what does the name Andrzej mean (Polish), name Anekelea meaning (Hawaiian), nicknames for Aniol (Polish), Anker name variations (Scandinavian), Anndra name popularity (Scottish), Antero pronounciation (Finnish), Antti meaning of name (Finnish), what does the name Bandi mean (Czech and Hungarian), what does the name Dela mean (Romanian), Dries name variations (Dutch and German), Endre name (Hungarian), Evagelos pronounciation (Greek), Jedrej meaning and origin (Polish), what does the name Jedrek mean (Polish), Jedrus pronounciation (Polish), baby name Jedrzej (Polish), Necho definition (Spanish), short names for Nesho (Spanish), what does the name Ondrej mean (Czech and Slavic), and Ondro pronounciation (Czech). Another foreign variant is the pet form name Dand (Scottish). See also the related form, baby name Anderson (English). Andrew is a very popular baby name for boys. The name's popularity rose from the 1940s up to the 1980s. Its usage peaked in 1987 with 1.857% of baby boys being given the name Andrew. Its ranking then was #6. The baby name has since experienced a fall in popularity. In 2010, its usage was 0.693% and its ranking #14, however it was nonetheless the most popular among all boy names in its group. In 2010, Andrew was used 7 times more than the next ranked name, meaning of Andres. The name Andrew has been predominantly given to baby boys, though it has also been used as a girl name in the past century. In 1988, baby boys named Andrew outnumbered girls by 161 times.

The following famous people share the name Andrew:

• Actor Andrew Cruickshank, born Andrew John Maxton Cruickshank, 25 December 1907 - 29 April 1988, Aberdeen, Scotland
• Industrialist Andrew Carnegie, born 25 November 1835 - 11 August 1919, Dunfermline, Scotland
• Royalty Prince Andrew, Duke of York, born Andrew Albert Christian Edward, 19 February 1960, London, England
• Tennis Player Andy Roddick, born Andrew Stephen Roddick, 30 August 1982, Omaha, Nebraska
• US President Andrew Jackson, born 15 March 1767 - 8 June 1845, Waxhaw, South Carolina
• US President Andrew Johnson, born 29 December 1808 - 31 July 1875, Raleigh, North Carolina.

List of baby names that sound like Andrew:

Andru pronounciation (English), short names for Andrue, Andar meaning, name Ander meaning (Basque), Andor name (Hungarian and Scandinavian), Andra name variations (French and Scottish), name Andrae meaning (English and French), Andre name (Dutch, English, French, German, and Portuguese), baby name Andree, meaning of Andrei (English, Russian, Romanian, Slavic, and Ukrainian), meaning of Andrej (Czech, Slavic, and Russian), short names for Andrey (Russian and Slavic), nicknames for André (French and Portuguese), name Andri meaning (Russian and Scandinavian), Andriy pronounciation (Ukrainian), what does the name Andro mean (Slavic), Andruw name variations, what does the name Andry mean (Slavic), Anndra name popularity (Scottish), and what does the name Antar mean.

The baby name Andrew fun facts:

The name Andrew in reverse order is "Werdna".

The numerological value of the name Andrew is number 2, which means cooperation, adaptability, consideration of others, partnering, mediating.

How popular is Andrew?

Andrew is in the top names in USA.