Andres
Andres proper noun: a male given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Andrew.
Proper noun
Andres (countable and uncountable, plural Andreses)
- A male given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Andrew.
- Every year in California thousands of parents choose names such as José, Andrés and Sofía for their children, often honoring the memory of a deceased grandmother, aunt or sibling. On the state-issued birth certificates, though, those names will be spelled incorrectly.2015 April 11, Tovin Lapan, “California birth certificates and accents: O’Connor alright, Ramón and José is not”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 04 Apr 2025
- A surname from Spanish.
Forms of Andres
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Origin of Andres
Patronymic surname, borrowed from Spanish Andrés.
Words formed from Andres
Phrases with Andres
Questions about Andres
- What does Andres mean?
- Andres means a male given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Andrew.
- What part of speech is Andres?
- Andres is a proper noun.
Words near Andres in the dictionary
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