Andrew

Andrew

Infobox Given Name Revised
name = Andrew


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gender = Male
meaning = "manly" [http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=Andrew Online Etymology Dictionary: Andrew] ] [http://www.behindthename.com/name/andrew Behind the Name: Andrew] ]
region = Greek
origin = Greek, Biblical
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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. [cite web|url = http://www.babycenter.com/babyname/names90.html|title = BabyCenter 1990's - Most Popular Names] 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".

Popularity

Australia

In 1990, Andrew was the seventh most popular name in Australia. [cite web|url = http://www.babynames.com.au/Search/search-categories-popular-list.asp?Year=1990&Gender=Boys|title = Popular names, 1990s] In 1980, it was the 19th most common name, [cite web|url = http://www.babynames.com.au/Search/search-categories-popular-list.asp?Year=1980&Gender=Boys|title = Popular names, 1980s] while in 1970, it was the 31st most common name. [cite web|url = http://www.babynames.com.au/Search/search-categories-popular-list.asp?Year=1970&Gender=Boys|title = Popular names, 1970s] Andrew was the second most popular boys name in the Northern Territory in 1980. [cite web|url = http://www.nt.gov.au/justice/graphpages/bdm/popnames.shtml|title = Births, Deaths & Marriages (Most Popular Names) - Northern Territory Department of Justice - Australia] In Victoria, Andrew was the third most popular name for a boy in the 1970s. [cite web|url = http://baby2see.com/names/australian_baby_boys_names.html|title = Most Popular Boys Baby Names in Australia]

New South Wales

Canada

Andrew was the twentieth most popular name chosen for male infants in 2005. [cite web|url = http://www.todaysparent.com/pregnancybirth/becomingparent/article.jsp?content=20050617_144619_5504&page=1|title = Top 100 Baby Names in Canada|publisher = Today's Parent] Andrew was the 16th most popular name for infants in British Columbia in 2004, [cite web|url = http://www.vs.gov.bc.ca/babynames/baby2004.html|title = BC Vital Statistics Agency (2004)|publisher = British Columbia Ministry of Health] the 17th most popular name in 2003, [cite web|url = http://www.vs.gov.bc.ca/babynames/baby2003.html|title = BC Vital Statistics Agency (2003)|publisher = British Columbia Ministry of Health] and the 19th most popular name in 2002. [cite web|url = http://www.vs.gov.bc.ca/babynames/baby2002.html|title = BC Vital Statistics Agency (2002)|publisher = British Columbia Ministry of Health] In 2001, it was the 18th most common name. [cite web|url = http://www.vs.gov.bc.ca/babynames/baby2001.html|title = BC Vital Statistics Agency (2001)|publisher = British Columbia Ministry of Health] From 1999 - 2003, Andrew was the sixth most often chosen name for a boy. [cite web|url = http://baby2see.com/names/canada_babynames.html|title = Most Popular Babies Names in Canada]

Europe

In the United Kingdom in 1974, Andrew was the fourth most common name amongst infants, and it was third in 1964. [cite web|url = http://www.babycenter.ca/pregnancy/naming/topnamespast/|title = Popular baby names from the past]

In Norway, with the spelling 'Andreas', the name has been the second most common boy name of the 1990s. [cite web|url = http://www.ssb.no/navn/topp10/topp50/1990.html|title = Popular boy baby names 1990-1999]

United States

The eleventh most common baby name in 2006 [cite web|url = http://www.babycenter.com/general/1506831.html|title = Top 100 Names of 2006] , Andrew was among the ten most popular names for male infants in 2005. [cite web|url = http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/|title = Popular baby names|publisher = United States Social Security Administration] Andrew was the sixth most popular choice for a male infant in 2004. [cite web|url = http://www.canada.com/topics/lifestyle/parenting/story.html?id=29817ed5-5a13-4297-9e19-e152aa86078b&k=25431|title = Emily, Jacob remain popular baby names|publisher = Canada.com] In 2002 and 2001, Andrew was the seventh most popular baby name in the United States. [cite web|url = http://www.socialsecurity.gov/pressoffice/pr/baby-names-pr.htm|title = Social Security Administration Delivers Most Popular Baby Names for 2002|publisher = United States Social Security Administration] [cite web|url = http://www.popularbabynames.com/cgi-bin/show_page.pl?fpage=a_02_babynames|title = Top 10 names of 2002 in USA] [cite web|url = http://www.popularbabynames.com/cgi-bin/show_page.pl?fpage=a_01_babynames|title = Top 10 names of 2001 in USA] In the 1980s, Andrew was the 19th most popular choice of baby name in the United States. [cite web|url = http://www.babycenter.com/babyname/names80.html|title = BabyCenter 1980s - Most Popular Names] In the 1970s it was the 31st most popular name. [cite web|url = http://www.babycenter.com/babyname/names70.html|title = BabyCenter 1970s - Most Popular Names] From the 1960s stretching back at least as far as the 1880s, Andrew was not among the forty most popular names in America. [cite web|url = http://www.babycenter.com/babyname/names60.html|title = BabyCenter 1960s - Most Popular Names] [cite web|url = http://www.babycenter.com/babyname/names50.html|title = BabyCenter 1950s - Most Popular Names] [cite web|url = http://www.babycenter.com/babyname/names40.html|title = BabyCenter 1940s - Most Popular Names] [cite web|url = http://www.babycenter.com/babyname/names30.html|title = BabyCenter 1930s - Most Popular Names] [cite web|url = http://www.babycenter.com/babyname/names20.html|title = BabyCenter 1920s - Most Popular Names] [cite web|url = http://www.babycenter.com/babyname/names10.html|title = BabyCenter 1910s - Most Popular Names] [cite web|url = http://www.babycenter.com/babyname/names00.html|title = BabyCenter 1900s - Most Popular Names] [cite web|url = http://www.babycenter.com/babyname/names1890.html|title = BabyCenter 1890s - Most Popular Names] [cite web|url = http://www.thenewparentsguide.com/most-popular-baby-names-1880.htm|title = Most Popular Baby Names for Boys and Girls in the 1880's|publisher = the New Parents' Guide]

Andrew variants

Aindreas: Scottish Gaelic for males

Anders Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish for males

Andersine: Danish for females

Andrej: Croatian for males

Andras: Hungarian for males

André: French 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, Icelandic, 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

Andrée: French for females

Andres: Spanish for males

Andrés: Icelandic for males

Andreus: Greek

Andrey: Russian

Andrew: English for males

Andrija: Croatian for males

Andrzej: Polish for males

Indri: Maltese for males

Famous Andrews

aint 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.

References

ee also

*lookfrom|Andrew
*lookfrom|Andy
*lookfrom|Drew
* Andy (given name)
* Andre
* Andreas
* Andrei
* Andrea


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