Andrew
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Greek, Biblical |
| Meaning | "manly"[1][2] |
| Region of origin | Greek |
Andrew is the English form of a given name common in many countries. Common alternative include Andrey, Andrei, or Andreiy. Other, less common, versions include ‘Andreas’, ‘Andrés’, ‘Anders’, and ‘André’. ‘Andrew’ is a common name in English-speaking countries. In the 1990s it was among the top ten most popular names for baby boys in those countries.[3] In Italian, the equivalent to ‘Andrew’ is ‘Andrea’, though forms of ‘Andrea’ are feminine in most other languages. Andrew is frequently shortened to ‘Andy’ or ‘Drew’. Some religious figures and buildings of the Roman Catholic Church and other Christian denominations use the name Andrew such as Saint Andrew the apostle or the many churches named in the honor of Saint Andrew.
Derivation
"Andrew" is derived from the Greek name Ανδρέας, or "Andreas". Ανδρέας comes from άνδρος (andros), ancient Greek for "strong, manly and courageous".
Popularity
Australia
In 1990, Andrew was the seventh most popular name in Australia.[4] In 1980, it was the 19th most common name,[5] while in 1970, it was the 31st most common name.[6] Andrew was the second most popular boys name in the Northern Territory in 1980.[7] In Victoria, Andrew was the third most popular name for a boy in the 1970s.[8]
New South Wales
| Year | New South Wales Rank[9] |
|---|---|
| 2006 | 51st |
| 2005 | 49th |
| 2004 | 46th |
| 2003 | 34th |
| 2002 | 35th |
| 2001 | 31st |
| 2000 | 25th |
| 1999 | 24th |
| 1998 | 25th |
| 1997 | 23rd |
| 1996 | 18th |
| 1995 | 14th |
Canada
Andrew was the twentieth most popular name chosen for male infants in 2005.[10] Andrew was the 16th most popular name for infants in British Columbia in 2004, [11] the 17th most popular name in 2003,[12] and the 19th most popular name in 2002.[13] In 2001, it was the 18th most common name.[14] From 1999 - 2003, Andrew was the sixth most often chosen name for a boy.[15]
Europe
In the United Kingdom in 1974, Andrew was the fourth most common name amongst infants, and it was third in 1964.[16]
In Norway, with the spelling 'Andreas', the name has been the second most common boy name of the 1990s.[17]
| Year | England & Wales | Ireland | Northern Ireland | Scotland | Norway |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 97th[18] | * | * | * | 4th[19] |
| 2005 | 86th[20] | 39th[21] | * | 16th[22] | 8th |
| 2004 | 80th[23] | 32nd[24] | * | 16th[25] | 4th |
| 2003 | 74th[26] | 36th[27] | * | 17th[28] | 4th |
| 2002 | 63th[29] | 41st[30] | * | 17th[31] | 5th |
| 2001 | 56th[32] | 37th[33] | * | 7th[34] | 4th |
| 2000 | 53rd[35] | 31st[36] | * | 6th[37] | 7th |
| 1999 | 46th[38] | 28th[39] | * | 7th[40] | 4th |
| 1998 | 40th[41] | 23rd[42] | * | 8th[43] | 5th |
| 1997 | * | * | * | * | 1st |
| 1996 | * | * | * | * | 3rd |
| 1995 | * | * | 6th[44] | * | 2nd |
United States
The eleventh most common baby name in 2006[45], Andrew was among the ten most popular names for male infants in 2005.[46] Andrew was the sixth most popular choice for a male infant in 2004.[47] In 2002 and 2001, Andrew was the seventh most popular baby name in the United States.[48][49][50] In the 1980s, Andrew was the 19th most popular choice of baby name in the United States.[51] In the 1970s it was the 31st most popular name.[52] From the 1960s stretching back at least as far as the 1880s, Andrew was not among the forty most popular names in America.[53][54][55][56][57][58][59][60][61]
Andrew variants
Aindreas: Scottish Gaelic for males
Anders Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish for males
Andrea: Albanian, Italian for males (the Italian form is usually for males, it is rarely a female name); Croatian, Danish, English, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Islandic, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish for females
Andréa: Brazilian Portuguese for males
Andrej: Croatian, Slovene for males
Andreja: Croatian, Slovene for females
Andreas: Austrian, Cyprian, Danish, Finnish, German, Greek, Norwegian, Swedish for males
Andreia: Brazilian Portuguese for females
Famous Andrews
Saint Andrew
In the Christian Bible, Saint Andrew was one of the earliest disciples of Jesus and one of the twelve Apostles. The Armenian name Androosh is most likely derived from the name of Saint Andrew.
Other saints named Andrew include:
- Saint Andrew of Crete, an 8th century theologian, homilist, and hymnographer
- Saint Andrew of Crete (martyr)
- Saint Andrew of Constantinople
- Saints Andrew Dung-Lac An Tran, Andrew Thong Kim Nguyen, Andrew Trong Van Tram, and Andrew Tuong of the Vietnamese Martyrs
- Saint Andrew Kim Taegon of the Korean Martyrs
Kings Andrew
- King Andrew I of Hungary
- King Andrew II of Hungary
- King Andrew III of Hungary
Princes Andrew
- Prince Andrew, Duke of York (1960–), second son of Elizabeth II
- Edward VIII (1894–1972) bore the name Andrew
- Prince William of Gloucester (1941–1972), grandson of George V, was William Henry Andrew Frederick
United States Presidents
- Andrew Jackson (7th President of the United States of America)
- Andrew Johnson (17th President of the United States of America)
Business, culture, science and sport
- Andrew Bogut - basketball player
- Andrew Brunette - ice hockey player
- Andrew Bynum - basketball player
- Andrew Carnegie - steel magnate and philanthropist
- Andrew Clayton - freestyle swimmer
- Andrew Davies - screenwriter
- Andrew Flintoff - cricketer
- Andrew Rube Foster - Hall of Fame manager for baseball's Negro Leagues
- Andrew Huxley - physiologist
- Andrew Johns - rugby league player
- Andrew Johnson - footballer
- Andrew Lang - man of letters
- Andrew Lloyd Webber - composer and impresario
- Andrew Marr - broadcaster
- Andrew Marvell - poet
- Andrew Murray - tennis player
- Andrew Neil - political journalist and broadcaster
- Andrew Raycroft - hockey player
- Andrew "Adny" Shernoff - songwriter/guitarist for the pre-punk band The Dictators
- Andrew Stockdale - guitarist and singer of Wolfmother
- Andrew Symonds - cricketer
- Andrew Toney - basketball player
- Andrew Walter - American football player
Crime
- Andrew Cunanan - serial killer
Brother Andrew
- Brother Andrew is a Christian famed for his message to the oppressed church behind the Iron Curtain and for founding the charity Open Doors.
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