André — sometimes transliterated as Andre — is the French and

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Andrew Andrew is the English form of a given name common in many countries. In the 1990s, it was among the top ten most popular names given to boys in List of countries where English is an official language, English-speaking countries. "Andrew" is freq ...

, and is now also used in the

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. It used in

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and other

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

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Andreas Andreas ( el, Ἀνδρέας) is a name usually given to males in Austria, Greece, Cyprus, Denmark, Armenia, Estonia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Finland, Flanders, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Romania, the Netherlands, and Indonesia. The name ...

'', 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 Bulgarian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Bulgaria * Bulgarians, a South Slavic ethnic group * Bulgarian language, a Slavic language * Bulgarian alphabet * A citizen of Bulgaria, see Demographics of Bulgaria * Bul ...

: Andrei,

Andrey Andrey, Andrej or Andrei (in Cyrillic script: Андрей, Андреј or Андрэй) is a form of Andreas/Ἀνδρέας in Slavic languages and Romanian. People with the name include: *Andrei of Polotsk ( – 1399), Lithuanian nobleman * ...

* Breton : Andrev *

Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...

: André *

Catalan Catalan may refer to: Catalonia From, or related to Catalonia: * Catalan language, a Romance language * Catalans, an ethnic group formed by the people from, or with origins in, Northern or southern Catalonia Places * 13178 Catalan, asteroid #1 ...

: Andreu *

Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus' Places * Czech, ...

: Andrej, Ondřej *

Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

: Andries *

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

: Andrew, André * Estonian: Andres, André/Andre *

Finnish Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also ...

: Antero * French: André *

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) ** Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ge ...

: André/Andre,

* Hungarian: András, Endre * Icelandic: Andri *

Indonesian Indonesian is anything of, from, or related to Indonesia, an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. It may refer to: * Indonesians, citizens of Indonesia ** Native Indonesians, diverse groups of local inhabitants of the archipelago ** Indonesian ...

: Andri *

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ...

: Andrea *

Irish Irish may refer to: Common meanings * Someone or something of, from, or related to: ** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe ***Éire, Irish language name for the isle ** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...

: Aindrias, Aindréas; Aindriú *

Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspor ...

: アンデルー (Anderū), アンドレー (Andorē) * Lithuanian: Andrius *

Lingala Lingala (Ngala) (Lingala: ''Lingála'') is a Bantu language spoken in the northwest of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the northern half of the Republic of the Congo, in their capitals, Kinshasa and Brazzaville, and to a lesser degree in ...

: André *

Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...

: André * Latvian: Andrejs * Maltese: Indri *

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway * Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including ...

: André/Andre,

Anders Anders is a male name in Scandinavian languages and Fering North Frisian, an equivalent of the Greek Andreas ("manly") and the English Andrew. It originated from Andres via metathesis. In Sweden, Anders has been one of the most common names fo ...

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles Poles,, ; singular masculine: ''Polak'', singular feminine: ''Polka'' or Polish people, are a West Slavic nation and ethnic group, w ...

: Andrzej, Jędrzej *

: André *

Romanian Romanian may refer to: *anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania **Romanians, an ethnic group **Romanian language, a Romance language *** Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language ** Romanian cuisine, tradition ...

Andrei Andrei, Andrey or Andrej (in Cyrillic script: Андрэй , Андрей or Андреј) is a form of Andreas/Ἀνδρέας in Slavic languages and Romanian. People with the name include: *Andrei of Polotsk (–1399), Lithuanian nobleman *A ...

Russian Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...

: Andrei,

Scottish Gaelic Scottish Gaelic ( gd, Gàidhlig ), also known as Scots Gaelic and Gaelic, is a Goidelic language (in the Celtic branch of the Indo-European language family) native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a Goidelic language, Scottish Gaelic, as well ...

: Aindrea, Anndra *

Serbo-Croatian Serbo-Croatian () – also called Serbo-Croat (), Serbo-Croat-Bosnian (SCB), Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian (BCS), and Bosnian-Croatian-Montenegrin-Serbian (BCMS) – is a South Slavic language and the primary language of Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia an ...

: Andrija *

Slovenian Slovene or Slovenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Slovenia, a country in Central Europe * Slovene language, a South Slavic language mainly spoken in Slovenia * Slovenes The Slovenes, also known as Slovenians ( sl, Sloven ...

: Andrej *

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Can ...

: Andrés *

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

: André/Andre *

Ukrainian Ukrainian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Ukraine * Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe * Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine * So ...

: Andrii, Andriy *

Welsh Welsh may refer to: Related to Wales * Welsh, referring or related to Wales * Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales * Welsh people People * Welsh (surname) * Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peop ...

: Andras

Given name

Notable people with this first name include: *

André (footballer, born 1972) André Luíz Alves Santos, also known as André Gaspar (born 16 November 1972), is a Brazilian football manager and former footballer. He was winner of K League Top Assists Award and played for the title-winning club during the 2000 season. Club ...

(André Luíz Alves Santos), Brazilian footballer * André (footballer, born 2001) (André Trindade da Costa Neto), Brazilian footballer *

Andre Agassi Andre Kirk Agassi ( ; born April 29, 1970) is an American former world No. 1 tennis player. He is an eight-time major champion and an Olympic gold medalist, as well as a runner-up in seven other majors. Agassi is the second of five men to ac ...

, American tennis player *

André Aleman Andreas "André" Aleman (born 20 June 1975) is a Dutch neuroscientist and professor of cognitive neuropsychiatry at the University Medical Center Groningen and the University of Groningen. Aleman was born in Leiden. He studied psychology at Utre ...

, 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 André Bessette, C.S.C. (9 August 1845 – 6 January 1937), more commonly known as Brother André (french: Frère André), and since his canonization as Saint André of Montreal, was a lay brother of the Congregation of Holy Cross and a signifi ...

(born 1845), Catholic Saint *

André Béguin Wauwilermoos was an internment camp and prisoner-of-war penal camp in Switzerland during World War II. It was situated in the municipalities of Wauwil and Egolzwil in the Canton of Lucerne (Luzern). Established in 1940, Wauwilermoos was a pen ...

(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 Rubin Andre Carter (born May 12, 1979) is an American football coach recently for Louisiana State University and former player in the National Football League (NFL). A defensive end, he played college football for the University of California ...

, American National Football League (NFL) football player * Andre Castro (racing driver), American racing driver *

André Cayatte André Cayatte (3 February 1909, in Carcassonne – 6 February 1989, in Paris) was a French filmmaker, writer and lawyer, who became known for his films centering on themes of crime, justice, and moral responsibility. Cayatte began his directoral ...

, 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

References

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