André

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André
Pronunciation/ˈɑːndreɪ/, /ˈɒndreɪ/
Portuguese: [ɐ̃ˈdɾɛ]
French: [ɑ̃dʁe]
GenderMale[1]
LanguageFrench, Portuguese and others[1]
Name dayNovember 30
Origin
Region of originFrance, Quebec, Portugal, Spain, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Canada, United States, Italy and others
Other names
Alternative spellingAndre
NicknamesAndy, 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 corresponding to the Christian name Andrew and is now also used in the English-speaking world. It is used in France, Quebec, Canada and other French-speaking countries, as well as 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

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Cognate names are:[1]

Notable people with this first name include

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Surname

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Main article: André (surname)

Fictional characters

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  • Andre the blacksmith from the 3rd installment of the Fromsoft gaming series DarkSouls 3

Other uses

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  2. ^ Navn – Statistics Norway
  3. ^ Namesearch – Statistiska centralbyrån Archived 4 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine
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