André — sometimes transliterated as Andre — is the French and Portuguese form of the name

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French-speaking countries French became an international language in the Middle Ages, when the power of the Kingdom of France made it the second international language, alongside Latin. This status continued to grow into the 18th century, by which time French was the l ...

. 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: 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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