Andrew

/ˈæn.dɹuː/

Andrew proper noun: a male given name from Ancient Greek.

Proper noun

Andrew (countable and uncountable, plural Andrews)

(countable) A male given name from Ancient Greek.
- I like him - I like a man who can be extreme. Depend upon it, Miss Mercer - but what is his first name?" "Andrew." "A good name, though common - there is a possibility of a sound reputation in Andrew Morton, especially if he narrows himself down to a point […]1890, John Davidson, Perfervid: The Career of Ninian Jamieson, Ward and Downey, page 94
- "Well, I'd say he ought to have a Scottish name like Andrew or Bruce or Sandy...or...Duncan...or Angus or..." He ticked them off on his fingers as they came to mind.1966, Ester Wier, The Barrel, D. McCay Co., page 57
The first Apostle in the New Testament.
- One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother. He first findeth his own brother and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, John 1:40-41
(countable) A Scottish and English surname originating as a patronymic.
A village in Lamont County, Alberta, Canada.
A town in Jackson County, Iowa, United States.
An unincorporated community in Boone County, West Virginia, United States.
(UK, slang) The Royal Navy.
- A common British catch phrase is, "You shouldn't have joined Andrew if you couldn't take a joke."1984, Robert Hendrickson, Salty Words, page 19
- “Me muvver always said I should a joined the Andrew.” (Royal Navy.)2011, Johannes H. L. Bosman, The Plough & the Sword, page 257
Synonyms:

Andrew Millar, Andrew Miller

Andrew meaning in Hindi, Telugu, Arabic and Indonesian

Andrew in Hindi

male given name: ऐंड्रू aiṇḍrū
the Apostle: अंद्रियास andriyās

Andrew in Arabic

male given name: أَنْدَرَاوُس ʔandarāwus, أَنْدْرُو ʔandrū
the Apostle: أَنْدَرَاوُس ʔandarāwus

Andrew in Indonesian

male given name: Andreas
the Apostle: Andreas

More languagesFewer languages

Andrew in Persian: اندریاس andriyâs
Andrew in Thai: แอนดรูว์ androo, นักบุญอันดรูว์ nák bun androo
Andrew in Vietnamese: Anrê
Andrew in Myanmar: အင်ဒရူး angda.ru:

Examples of Andrew in a sentence

Andrew was better because Andrew was one of the twelve apostles, and anybody with a twelve-apostle name was a good guy.1985, Ed McBain, Eight Black Horses, Simon&Schuster, published 2003, →ISBN:
“Over the past several days, discussion relating to the selection of our valedictorian has taken on an alarming tenor,” USC Provost Andrew Guzman said in an online campus-wide letter dated April 15.2024 April 19, Taylor Romine and Aya Elamroussi, “USC calls off speaker appearances at 2024 commencement after canceling its Muslim...

Synonyms of Andrew

Forms of Andrew

plural	Andrews

Origin of Andrew

From Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέας (Andréas), cognate with ἀνδρεῖος (andreîos, “manly”), both from ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”). Doublet of André, Andreas, Andrei, and Andrey.

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Phrases with Andrew

Questions about Andrew

What does Andrew mean?: Andrew means a male given name from Ancient Greek.
What is Andrew in Hindi?: Andrew in Hindi is ऐंड्रू (aiṇḍrū), अंद्रियास (andriyās). See Andrew meaning in Hindi.
How do you use Andrew in a sentence?: Andrew was better because Andrew was one of the twelve apostles, and anybody with a twelve-apostle name was a good guy.
What part of speech is Andrew?: Andrew is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Andrew?: Andrew is pronounced /ˈæn.dɹuː/.

Words near Andrew in the dictionary

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