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Andrew

Andrew is the English form from the Old French name Andreu / Andrieu (now French surnames), themselves from Latin Andreas, from Greek-derived given name Andreas (Greek: Ἀνδρέας). It is related to Ancient Greek: ἀνήρ/ἀνδρός aner/andros, "man" (as opposed to "woman"), thus meaning "manly" and, as consequence, "brave", "strong", "courageous", and "warrior".

Feast day

June 1

Biography

Andrew is the English form from the Old French name Andreu / Andrieu (now French surnames), themselves from Latin Andreas, from Greek-derived given name Andreas (Greek: Ἀνδρέας). It is related to Ancient Greek: ἀνήρ/ἀνδρός aner/andros, "man" (as opposed to "woman"), thus meaning "manly" and, as consequence, "brave", "strong", "courageous", and "warrior".

Variants by language

Masculine

Feminine

Surnames derived from the name and its variants

Czech surnames

Antonín Kotík 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.

Also: Ondráček, Ondrík.

French surnames

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

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

References

Source: Wikipedia — CC BY-SA 4.0

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