André — sometimes transliterated as Andre — is the French and Portuguese language, Portuguese form of the name Andrew, and is now also used in the English-speaking world. It used in France, Quebec, Canada and other French language, French-speaking countries. It is a variation of the Greek language, Greek name ''Andreas'', a short form of any of various compound names derived from ''andr-'' 'man, warrior'. The name is popular in Norway and Sweden.Namesearch – Statistiska centralbyrån

Cognate names

Cognate names are: * Bulgarian language, Bulgarian: Andrei, Andrey * Breton language, Breton : Andrev * Canada, Canadian: André * Catalan language, Catalan: Andreu * Czech language, Czech: Andrej, Ondřej * Dutch language, Dutch: Andries * English language, English: Andrew, André * Estonian language, Estonian: Andres, André/Andre * Finnish language, Finnish: Antero * French language, French: André * German language, German: André/Andre, Andreas * Hungarian language, Hungarian: András, Endre * Icelandic language, Icelandic: Andri * Indonesian language, Indonesian: Andri * Italian language, Italian: Andrea * Irish language, Irish: Aindrias, Aindréas; Aindriú * Japanese language, Japanese: アンデルー (Anderū), アンドレー (Andorē) * Lithuanian language, Lithuanian: Andrius * Lingala language, Lingala : André * Latin : André * Latvian language, Latvian: Andrejs * Maltese language, Maltese: Indri * Norwegian language, Norwegian: André/Andre, Anders * Polish language, Polish: Andrzej, Jędrzej * Portuguese language, Portuguese: André * Romanian language, Romanian: Andrei (given name), Andrei * Russian language, Russian: Andrei, Andrey * Scottish Gaelic language, Scottish Gaelic: Aindrea, Anndra * Serbo-Croatian Language, Serbo-Croatian: Andrija * Slovene language, Slovenian: Andrej * Spanish language, Spanish: Andrés * Swedish language, Swedish: André/Andre * Ukrainian language, Ukrainian: Andrii, Andriy * Welsh language, Welsh: Andras

Given name

Notable people with this first name include: *André (footballer, born 1972) (André Luíz Alves Santos), Brazilian footballer *André (footballer, born 2001) (André Trindade da Costa Neto), Brazilian footballer *Andre Agassi, American tennis player *André Aleman, Dutch neuroscientist *Andre Anis, Estonian football player *Andre Anthony (born 1996), American football player *André-Marie Ampère, French physicist *Andre Baccellia (born 1997), American football player *André Bessette (born 1845), Catholic Saint *André Béguin (born 1897), Swiss war criminal and commandant of the World War II Wauwilermoos internment camp *André Benjamin, also known as André 3000, American musician, record producer and actor *André Bona, French footballer *André Breton, French writer and theorist *André Butzer, German painter *André Burakovsky, Swedish ice hockey player *Andre Carter, American National Football League (NFL) football player *Andre Castro (racing driver), American racing driver *André Cayatte, French filmmaker and lawyer *Andre Chachere (born 1996), American football player *André Chénier, French poet *Andre Cisco (born 2000), American football player *André Citroën, French inventor and engineer *André Cools, Belgian politician *André Frédéric Cournand, French physician and physiologist *Andre Dawson, American baseball player *Andre De Grasse, Canadian sprinter *André Derain, French painter *Andre Dillard, American National Football League (NFL) football player *André van Duin, Dutch comedian *André van Duren (born 1958), Dutch film director *André Gagnon (1936–2020), Canadian composer and pianist *Andre Geim, Dutch-British physicist *André Gide, French writer *André de Gouveia, Portuguese humanist and pedagogue *André Grétry, French composer *Andre Gregory, French-born American writer, director and actor *André Greipel, German cyclist *André Haefliger, Swiss mathematician *Andre Harrell (1960–2020), American record producer, songwriter, rapper (Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde), and founder of Uptown Records *Andre Hollins, American basketball player *Andre Iguodala, American basketball player *Andre James, American National Football League (NFL) football player *André Kuipers, Dutch astronaut *André Kuper (born 1960), German politician *André Lafargue (1917–2017), French journalist and theatre critic *André Lange, German bobsledder *André Le Nôtre, French architect *André Lotterer, German-Belgian racing driver *Andre McCarter (born 1953), American basketball player *André Michel Lwoff, French biologist *André Malraux, French writer, art theorist, and Minister of Cultural Affairs *André Maurois, French writer *André Maranne, French-born British actor *André Masséna, French military commander in French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars *André Furtado de Mendonça, Portuguese governor of India *André Michelin, French industrialist who founded the Michelin Tyre Company *Andre Miller, American basketball player *Andre Mintze (born 1998), American football player *André Moynet, French wartime fighter pilot and politician *André Myhrer, Swedish World Cup alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist *André Ooijer, Dutch football player *André Øvredal, Norwegian film director and screenwriter *Andre President, American National Football League (NFL) football player *André Previn (1929–2019), German-American jazz and classical pianist, conductor and composer *Andre Rampersad (born 1995), Trinidadian footballer *André de Resende, Portuguese Renaissance archaeologist *André Rebouças, Brazilian engineer and abolitionist *André F. Richard (1906–1993), Canadian politician and businessperson *André Rieu, Dutch violinist, orchestra conductor *Andre Russell, Jamaican and West Indies cricketer *Andre Romelle Young, American musician also known as Dr. Dre even though he is not a doctor *André Salvat (1920–2017), French Army colonel *André Seznec, French engineer *André Schubert, German football player and manager *André Schürrle, German football player *Andre Smith (linebacker), American National Football League (NFL) football player *André Soares (architect), André Soares, Portuguese architect *André Sollie, Flemish author and illustrator of children's literature *André Spicer, New Zealand professor of organisational behaviour *Andre Spitzer, Israeli 1972 Summer Olympics fencing coach and victim of the Munich massacre *André Støylen, Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party *Andre Strode, American National Football League (NFL) football player *André Leon Talley (1948–2022), American fashion journalist *André the Giant (André Roussimoff), French wrestler and actor *André Thapedi, American lawyer and politician *Andre Tippett, American National Football League (NFL) football player *André Travetto, French footballer *André Villas-Boas, Portuguese football manager *Andre Wisdom, British football player *Andre Woolridge (born 1973), American basketball player *Andre Young, better known as Dr. Dre, American rapper and producer *André Verbart, Dutch poet *André Zwoboda, French screenwriter, film director and producer

Surname

* Benjamin André (1990), French footballer * Fabienne André (1996), born British wheelchair racer * John André (1750 – 1780), British army officer (American war of independence) * Mark Andre (1964), French composer

Fictional characters

* André, a character in the 1984 short film ''The Adventures of André & Wally B.'' * André, the main antagonist of the Ubisoft video game ''Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc'' * André, in the 2016 film ''A Wedding (2016 film), A Wedding'' * André Baptiste Sr., a character from the 2005 film ''Lord of War'' * André-Baptiste Depérinconu, a character from the Belgian comic strip ''Le Petit Spirou'' * André Bishop, the main protagonist of the Electronic Arts video game ''Fight Night Champion'' * André Bourgeois, a character in the animated series ''Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir'' * André Camel, a fictitious FBI agent in the manga series ''Case Closed'' * André de France, the eponymous hero from the André de France, Old French romance from the 12th century * André Delambre, a character in the 1958 film ''The Fly (1958 film), The Fly'', which was based on the The Fly (Langelaan), namesake short story *André DiMera, a fictional serial killer from the American soap opera ''Days of Our Lives'' * André Grandier, one of the main characters of the manga series ''The Rose of Versailles'' * André Harris, a character from the Nickelodeon TV series ''Victorious'' * André Jurieux, a character in the 1939 film ''The Rules of the Game'' *André LeBlanc (DC Comics), a supervillain who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics *Andre Lyon (Empire), Andre Lyon, a character in the American musical drama ''Empire'' *André Micheaux, best known as Michael Vaughn, a character in the television series ''Alias (TV series), Alias'' * André Toulon, a character in the film series ''Puppet Master (film series), Puppet Master''

Other uses

*Andre (film), ''André'' (film), a 1994 film about André the seal *André (play), ''André'' (play), a 1798 play by William Dunlap *Andre the Seal, André the Seal

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