Name meaning and origin
Andrew
Greek: Manly; from the word for "man"
Pronounced AN-droo
Where the name comes from
- GreekManly; from the word for "man"Ἀνδρέας (Andreas), related to anēr, genitive andros, "man"Reached English through Latin Andreas and Old French. The common gloss "brave, strong" is an extension of "manly", not a separate root (Withycombe 1945, p. 11; Hanks & Hodges 1990, p. 18).
Andrew across traditions
- Christian. The apostle Andrew, brother of Simon Peter. In the Gospel of John he is first a disciple of John the Baptist; Orthodox tradition calls him Prōtoklētos, "the First-Called". Since the apostle bore a Greek name, it was probably a byname or a translation of a Hebrew name that is not recorded.
Who carried it
- Andrew the Apostle (1st century): Apostle of Jesus; his Greek name reflects the use of Greek names among the Jews of his day.
Forms in other languages
Andreas, Andrés (Spanish), André, Andrea (Italian, masculine), Anders, Andrei, Drew, Andy
Andrew in letter-number systems
Hebrew, Greek and other traditions gave every letter a number, and read meaning into the totals. These are the counts, computed; the readings are inside the Innerverse.
266
Hebrew Standard
5
Hebrew Ordinal
65
English Simple
390
English Sumerian
97
English Reverse
960
Greek Isopsephy
5
Chaldean
2
Pythagorean
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