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Baby Name Andrew |
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Meaning of Andrew - What does the name Andrew means? |
Pronunciation: |
an-drew | |
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Gender: |
Boy Name |
Origin: |
Scottish |
Name Meaning: |
A borrowing from the English, Andrew is a cognate of the Greek Andreas, a derivative of andreios (manly), which is from aner (man). The name was borne by one of the Twelve Apostles of Christ, which originally induced the name's popularity. It is currently borne by Prince Andrew, the duke of York (b. 1960), a son of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip. Andra is a popular Lowland form of the name, and Anndra and Aindrea are Gaelic forms |
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American, Biblical, English, Scottish, Welsh |
Shortened forms: | Drew. | Pet forms: | Andy |
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