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What does Andrew mean?
Andrew 
▼ as a boys' name (also used less commonly as girls' name Andrew) is pronounced AN-droo. It is of Greek origin, and the meaning of Andrew is "man, warrior". English form of the Greek name Andreas. Biblical: the first chosen of the 12 apostles. Saint Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland and Russia. The "Saint Andrew's Cross", representing Scotland, appears on the flag of the United Kingdom. See also Andino, Jedrek, and Kendrew. American Presidents Andrew Jackson and Andrew Johnson; industrialist Andrew Carnegie; Prince Andrew, Duke of York; actors Andy Devine, Andy Griffith, Andy Garcia; artists Andrew Wyeth, and Andy Warhol; baseball player Andruw Jones.
STARTS WITH An-
ASSOCIATED WITH greek, warrior, biblical, saint, scotland, prince (king), duke (noble)
Variations
VARIANTS Adem, Aindrea, Aindreas, Analu, Anders▲, Andie, Andonia, Andor, Andras, Andre, Andres▲, Andrea, Andreas, Andrei, Andrej, Andres▲, Andresj, Andrewes, Andrews, Andrey, Andrezj, Andrian, Andriel, Andries, Andrij, Andrija, Andrius, Andro, Andros, Andru, Andruw, Andrzej, Andy, Antero, Dandie, Dandy, Drew▼, Dru, Drud, Drue, Drugi, Mandrew, Ohndrae, Ohndre, Ondre, Ondrei, Ondrej, Ohnrey, Ondrey
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA ANDREAS, JEDREK Andreus, Andris
FEMININE FORMS Andrea, Drew, Tandy
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
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How popular is Andrew?
Andrew is a very prominent first name for men (#35 out of 1220, Top 3%) and also a very prominent last name for all people (#2521 out of 150436, Top 2%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Andrew reached its top rank of #5 in the U.S. in 2003, and is currently at #43. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Popular related forms of Andrew (#43 VIA LATEST LIST) are Anders (#785), Andre (#274), Andrea, Andreas (#1317), Andrei, Andres (#215), Andrey, Andrik, Andru, Andy (#369), Drew (#461) and Dru. Other variants, like Andris, are seldom used. Adoption of these relations of Andrew was well-received among parents in 1990 (MEDIAN #1077) and is now much diminished (#1189, DOWN 66%), with versions like Drew becoming less fashionable. Anders and Andres are two of the more trendy names for newborns here.
Similar Names
Andrew▼ is pronounced similarly to Andrae, Aundray, Indra, Ohndrei, Ohndrey, Ondrae and Ondray. Other recommended sound-alike names are Aaren, Adael, Adare, Addem, Addie, Ade, Adeel, Adel, Aden, Adiel, Adler▲, Adney, Adriel▲, Adrien▲, Adrin, Adron, Aiden▲, Airel, Airen, Aldred, Alfre, Alfred▼, Alfrey, Alured, Amerey, Amorey, Anael, Ancher, Ander, Andon▼, Andric, Andrick, Ange, Angie, Anjel, Anker, Anrai, Anse, Antares, Anteo, Anwel, Ardel, Arden, Ardie, Ardley, Arek, Ares▲, Arren, Arrow, Atreo, Aubrey▼, Auden, Audey, Audley, Audric, Aundre, Aurel, Autrey, Averel, Averet, Averey, Avrel, Ayden, Aydrien, Azarel, Carew, Leandrew and Renfrew. These names tend to be less frequently used than Andrew.
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