Andrew Explained

Andrew
Gender:Male
Meaning:manly, strong and brave
Name Day:November 30
Region:Greece
Language origin:Greek
Related Names:Ander, Andros, Anders, Anderson, André, Andrei, Andreu, Andris, Andrius, Andrejs, Andrzej, Jędrzej, Andriy, Andrea, Andreas, Andrés, Ondřej, Ondrej, Andrean, An
Nickname:Andy, Drew, Dru

Andrew is the English form from the Old French name Andreu[1] / Andrieu (now French surnames), themselves from Latin Andreas, from Greek-derived given name Andreas (el|Ἀνδρέας). It is 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 Greek "Ἀνδρέας" is translated as Andrew.[2]

Variants by language

Masculine

Feminine

Surnames derived from the name and its variants

Czech surnames

lists the following Czech surnames derived from the name: Ondřej, Ondřejc, Vondřejec, Ondřejek, Ondřejk, Vondřejk, Ondřík, Ondrejk, Ondrejka, Ondříček, Ondřejíček, Ondra, Vondra, Vondrů, Vondrovic, Vondrovec, Onderka, Onderek, Ondrák, Vondrák, Vůndrák, Vondráč, Vondráček, Ondráš, Ondrášek, Vondrášek, Vondrouš, Vondroušek, Ondroušek, Vondruška, Vondrys, Vondrejs, Vondřejš, Vondrysek, Ondřiska, Ondřich, Vondřich, Vondřech, Vondrych, Ondrouch, Ondrách, Ondříšek, Oneš, Voneš, Vonáš, Vonášek, Vonásek, Vonka, Vonáček, Voňátko, Ondok, Vondulka, Andreáš, Andres, Andrýs, Endrys, Andrejs, Andrejš, Andrysek, Andrejsek, Andresík, Andreska, Vandruška, Andráško, Andrášek, Andrysák, Andrs, Endrs, Endrst, Endršt, Andr, Andrt, Andrák, Anděra, Anderka, Andriál, Andrle, Andrdle, Endrle, Endlíček, Andrlík, Andys, Endyš, Endrej, Jendrûlek, Povondra.[3]

Also: Ondráček, Ondrík.

French surnames

André

North, Normandy and Occitanie : Andrieu, Andrieux; North : Andrez; East : Andrey; Limousin : Andreix; North, Occitanie : Andreu.[4]

East and West Slavic surnames

Andreyev, Andrienko, Androsov, Andrusak, Andrușceac (Romanian spelling) Andrushchak, Andruszak, Andruszczak, Andruszkiewicz, Andruszkow, Andrusov

South Slavic surnames

Andrejević, Andrejić, Andreychin, Andrijević, Andrić, Androić

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Online Etymology Dictionary . 2 December 2011.
  2. Web site: Bible Concordance: Andrew . 2 December 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121008063719/http://concordances.org/a/andrew.htm . 8 October 2012.
  3. Book: Kotík, Antonín. Naše příjmení. 1894. 28. cs.
  4. [Albert Dauzat]