André

Portuguese: [ɐ̃ˈdɾɛ]
French: [ɑ̃dʁe]GenderMale[1]Language(s)French, Portuguese and others[1]Name dayNovember 30OriginRegion of originFrance, Quebec, Portugal, Canada, United States, Italy and othersOther namesAlternative spellingAndreNickname(s)Andy, Dre[1]Related namesAndrew
Ander
Anderson
Andy
Andrei
Andrejs
Andrzej
Andriy
Andrea
Andreas
Andrée/Andrey
Andrej
Andrés
Drew[1]

André — sometimes transliterated as Andre — is the French and Portuguese form of the name Andrew and is now also used in the English-speaking world. It used in France, Quebec, Canada and other French-speaking countries, as well in Portugal, Brazil and other Portuguese-speaking countries. It is a variation of the Greek name Andreas, a short form of any of various compound names derived from andr- 'man, warrior'.[1]

The name is popular in Norway and Sweden.[2][3]

Cognate names

Cognate names are:[1]

Notable people with this first name include

Surname

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
  • Andre the blacksmith from the 3rd installment of the Fromsoft gaming series DarkSouls 3
  • 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 Old French romance from the 12th century
  • André Delambre, a character in the 1958 film The Fly, which was based on the 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 Lee, a Korean-American biochemist in the American science fiction series Inside Job
  • Andre Lyon, a character in the American musical drama Empire
  • André Micheaux, best known as Michael Vaughn, a character in the television series Alias
  • André Toulon, a character in the film series Puppet Master
  • Andre Kriegman from the movie Zero Day

Other uses

See also

  • Andrée – feminine form of the name
  • Dre (given name), includes people named Dré

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press. 2012. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1.
  2. ^ Navn – Statistics Norway
  3. ^ Namesearch – Statistiska centralbyrån Archived 4 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine
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