Andrew

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Andrew Given Name
Gender	Male
Meaning	"manly"[1][2]
Region of Origin	Greek
Origin	Greek, Biblical
Wikipedia articles	All pages beginning with Andrew

Andrew is the English form of a given name common in many countries. Common alternative include Andrey, Andrei, or Andreiy. Other, less common, versions include ‘Andreas’, ‘Andrés’, ‘Anders’, and ‘André’. ‘Andrew’ is a common name in English-speaking countries. In the 1990s it was among the top ten most popular names for baby boys in those countries.^[3] In Italian, the equivalent to ‘Andrew’ is ‘Andrea’, though forms of ‘Andrea’ are feminine in most other languages. Andrew is frequently shortened to ‘Andy’ or ‘Drew’. Some religious figures and buildings of the Roman Catholic Church and other Christian denominations use the name Andrew such as Saint Andrew the apostle or the many churches named in the honor of Saint Andrew.

Contents 1 Derivation 2 Popularity 2.1 Australia 2.1.1 New South Wales 2.2 Canada 2.3 Europe 2.4 United States 3 Famous Andrews 3.1 Saint Andrew 3.2 Kings Andrew 3.3 Princes Andrew 3.4 United States Presidents 3.5 Business, Culture, Science and Sport 4 References 5 See also

[edit] Derivation

"Andrew" is derived from the Greek name Ανδρέας, or "Andreas". Ανδρέας comes from άνδρος (andros), ancient Greek for "strong, manly and courageous".

[edit] Popularity

[edit] Australia

In 1990, Andrew was the seventh most popular name in Australia.^[4] In 1980, it was the 19th most common name,^[5] while in 1970, it was the 31st most common name.^[6] Andrew was the second most popular boys name in the Northern Territory in 1980.^[7] In Victoria, Andrew was the third most popular name for a boy in the 1970s.^[8]

[edit] New South Wales

Year	New South Wales Rank[9]
2006	51st
2005	49th
2004	46th
2003	34th
2002	35th
2001	31st
2000	25th
1999	24th
1998	25th
1997	23rd
1996	18th
1995	14th

[edit] Canada

Andrew was the twentieth most popular name chosen for male infants in 2005.^[10] Andrew was the 16th most popular name for infants in British Columbia in 2004, ^[11] the 17th most popular name in 2003,^[12] and the 19th most popular name in 2002.^[13] In 2001, it was the 18th most common name.^[14] From 1999 - 2003, Andrew was the sixth most often chosen name for a boy.^[15]

[edit] Europe

In the United Kingdom in 1974, Andrew was the fourth most common name amongst infants, and it was third in 1964.^[16]

In Norway, with the spelling 'Andreas', the name has been the second most common boy name of the 1990s.^[17]

Year	England & Wales	Ireland	Northern Ireland	Scotland	Norway
2006	97th[18]	*	*	*	4th[19]
2005	86th[20]	39th[21]	*	16th[22]	8th
2004	80th[23]	32nd[24]	*	16th[25]	4th
2003	74th[26]	36th[27]	*	17th[28]	4th
2002	63th[29]	41st[30]	*	17th[31]	5th
2001	56th[32]	37th[33]	*	7th[34]	4th
2000	53rd[35]	31st[36]	*	6th[37]	7th
1999	46th[38]	28th[39]	*	7th[40]	4th
1998	40th[41]	23rd[42]	*	8th[43]	5th
1997	*	*	*	*	1st
1996	*	*	*	*	3rd
1995	*	*	6th[44]	*	2nd

[edit] United States

The eleventh most common baby name in 2006^[45], Andrew was among the ten most popular names for male infants in 2005.^[46] Andrew was the sixth most popular choice for a male infant in 2004.^[47] In 2002 and 2001, Andrew was the seventh most popular baby name in the United States.^[48][49][50] In the 1980s, Andrew was the 19th most popular choice of baby name in the United States.^[51] In the 1970s it was the 31st most popular name.^[52] From the 1960s stretching back at least as far as the 1880s, Andrew was not among the forty most popular names in America.^{[53][54][55][56][57][58][59][60][61]}

[edit] Famous Andrews

[edit] Saint Andrew

In the Christian Bible, Saint Andrew was one of the earliest disciples of Jesus and one of the twelve Apostles. The Armenian name Androosh is most likely derived from the name of Saint Andrew.

Other saints named Andrew include:

• Saint Andrew of Crete, an 8th century theologian, homilist, and hymnographer
• Saint Andrew of Crete (martyr)
• Saint Andrew of Constantinople
• Saints Andrew Dung-Lac An Tran, Andrew Thong Kim Nguyen, Andrew Trong Van Tram, and Andrew Tuong of the Vietnamese Martyrs
• Saint Andrew Kim Taegon of the Korean Martyrs

[edit] Kings Andrew

• King Andrew I of Hungary
• King Andrew II of Hungary
• King Andrew III of Hungary

[edit] Princes Andrew

• Prince Andrew, Duke of York (1960–), second son of Elizabeth II
• Edward VIII (1894–1972) bore the name Andrew
• Prince William of Gloucester (1941–1972), grandson of George V, was William Henry Andrew Frederick

[edit] United States Presidents

• Andrew Jackson (7th President of the United States of America)
• Andrew Johnson (17th President of the United States of America)

[edit] Business, Culture, Science and Sport

• Andrew Bogut - basketball player
• Andrew Brunette - hockey player
• Andrew Bynum - basketball player
• Andrew Carnegie - steel magnate and philanthropist
• Andrew Davies - screenwriter
• Andrew Flintoff - cricketer
• Andrew Rube Foster - Hall of Fame manager for baseball's Negro Leagues
• Andrew Huxley - physiologist
• Andrew Johns - rugby league player
• Andrew Johnson - footballer
• Andrew Lang - man of letters
• Andrew Lloyd Webber - composer and impresario
• Andrew Marr - broadcaster
• Andrew Marvell - poet
• Andrew Raycroft - hockey player
• Andrew Symonds - cricketer
• Andrew Toney - basketball player
• Andrew Stockdale - guitarist and singer of Wolfmother
• Andrew Walter - football player

[edit] References

[edit] See also

• All pages beginning with Andrew
• All pages beginning with Andy
• All pages beginning with Drew
• Andy (given name)