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Andrew m. Greek Ανδρέας from Ancient Greek ἀνδρός, gen. of Ancient Greek ἀνήρ 'man'.

The name of the first disciple Jesus called, a 3rd C saint, an 8th C saint, an 8th C martyr, a 10th C Slavic saint, an 11th C king of Hungary, and two 13th C kings of Hungary. Vulgate: Andreas. Wycliffite Bible (1395): Andrew, Andrewe.

Brabant
Latin
1312 Andreas (nom) JeanIII p. 6
Czech Republic
Latin
1349 Andreas (nom) chlumecky 30, Andree (dat) ibid. 18; 1350 Andreas (nom) ibid. 185; 1351 Andrea (abl) ibid. 3, Andree (dat) ibid. 53; 1353 Ondrzey (nom) ibid. 135; 1356 Andree (dat) ibid. 174
England
Latin
1189 Andreas (nom) GASurv p. 77, Andree (gen) ibid. p. 110; 1279–80 Andreas (nom) WaHR-SK p. 41; 1297 Andreae (gen) ComWil-vol1 p. 1; 1301 Andreas (nom) ibid. p. 3; 1302 Andreas (nom) ibid. p. 4; 1381 Andreas (nom) Suffolk1381 p. 133; 1385 Andree (dat) SocAntNor-3-3 no. 59
Middle English
1426 Andrewe EEW p. 67
English
1530 Androwe LIWill-III p. 85; 1539 Andrew BarnstapleBap p. 1; 1541 Andro ibid. p. 2, Andrw ibid. p. 2; 1542 Andru ibid. p. 2; 1543 Andrew ibid. p. 3, StAnthonlin p. 4, Andru BarnstapleBap p. 3; 1544 Andro ibid. p. 4; 1546 Andru ibid. p. 5; 1547 Andru ibid. p. 5; 1548 Andru ibid. p. 6; 1551 Andrewe BEmar-vol1 p. 4, Andru BarnstapleBap p. 6; 1552 Andru ibid. p. 7; 1554 Andrew bruton-vol1 p. 26; 1555 Andro BarnstapleBap p. 9; 1557 Andrew ibid. p. 10; 1558 Andrew StAnthonlin p. 12; 1559 Andrew SOmar-vol9 p. 2, bruton-vol1 p. 3; 1560 Andrew BarnstapleBap p. 10, SOmar-vol9 p. 2, bruton-vol1 p. 3; 1561 Andrew COmar-vol2 p. 47; 1564 Andrewe BEmar-vol2 p. 2; 1567 Andrewe BEmar-vol1 p. 8; 1569 Andrew bruton-vol1 p. 38; 1572 Andrew ibid. p. 40; 1576 Andrewe BEmar-vol2 p. 69; 1577 Andrew OrpingtonKe p. 5; 1580 Andrewe BEmar-vol1 p. 10; 1581 Androw StAnthonlin p. 28; 1583 Andrew DEmar-vol2 p. 9, OrpingtonKe p. 6; 1584 Andrew HAmar-vol9 p. 116; 1585 Andrew DEmar-vol2 p. 11, OrpingtonKe p. 7; 1586 Andrew DEmar-vol2 p. 13, Andrewe SaxhamSf p. 39; 1589 Andrew DEmar-vol2 p. 18, StAnthonlin p. 34; 1590 Andrew OrpingtonKe p. 8; 1591 Andrew StAnthonlin p. 34; 1592 Andrew OrpingtonKe p. 8; 1593 Andrew ibid. p. 9, StAnthonlin p. 36, Andrewe CAmar-vol1 p. 5; 1594 Andrew COmar-vol2 p. 50; 1595 Andrew DEmar-vol2 p. 31, Andrewe CAmar-vol1 p. 5; 1597 Andrew DEmar-vol2 p. 36, bruton-vol1 p. 56; 1598 Andrew DEmar-vol2 p. 39; 1599 Andrew ibid. p. 41, bruton-vol1 p. 57, Andrewe CAmar-vol1 p. 6
Estonia
Middle Low German
1393 Andreas BbRT p. 341; 1394 Andreas ibid. p. 341; 1405 Andreas ibid. p. 344; 1414 Andreas ibid. p. 347; 1421 Andreas ibid. p. 349; 1424 Andreas ibid. p. 350; 1437 Andreus ibid. p. 360; 1592 Andreas Tiik1977 p. 285
1592 Andreß Tiik1977 p. 285
Finland
Early Modern Swedish
1555 Anders (gen) Audén1980 p. 165
France
Latin
11thC Andreę (gen) StVdM-II 673; c1050 Andreas (nom) ibid. 675; 1102x1144 Andreas (nom) CartStPC XLV; 1115 Andreas (nom) CartNDJosaphat VI; 1130x1150 Andreas (nom) CartStPC XXVII; 1135 Andree (gen) clairvaux-12thc 7; 1147 Andreas (nom) ibid. 15; 1180 Andrea (abl) RotScaNor p. 19; 1214 Andree (gen) CartNDdOurscamp CXLI; 1257 Andream (acc) ArrestReg-volI XV, BMV; 1259 Andrea (abl) ibid. XXI, Pentecost, Andream (acc) ibid. XXI, Pentecost, Andreas (nom) ibid. XXI, Pentecost; 1273 Andree (gen) RegToul-13thC p. 41; 1287 Andreas (nom) GasReg-A p. 74; 1301 Andreas (nom) MemPic-vol17 p. 200, Andree (gen) ibid. p. 215; 1310–11 Andreas (nom) GasReg-A; 1378 Andreas (nom) hanquetvol1 489, Andree (dat) ibid. 145
Old French
1301 Andrieus (nom) MemPic-vol17 p. 242; 1313 Andre Paris1313 p. 3, Andrieu ibid. p. 75
Middle French
1387 André beauchet-vol1 p. 15; 1392 Andre MemBret-II col. 598, Andrieu ibid. col. 605; 1588 André raymond1588 p. 566
Germany
Latin
948 Andreae (gen) HambUrk-vol1 XXXV; 1136 Andreas (nom) quix-vol1 98; 1137 Andreas (nom) ibid. 102; 1138 Andreas (nom) ibid. 28; 1218 Andreas (nom) hennes-vol1 35; 1219 Andrea (abl) ibid. 43; 1401 Andree (dat) HD1401 no. 121; 1415 Andreas (nom) mairhofer DCC; 1426 Andrea (abl) ibid. DCCXXIII
Early New High German
1407 Andre (dat) mairhofer DCLXXXII; 1410 Andrä (nom) ibid. DCXCI; 1419 Andre (nom) ibid. DCCXII; 1497 Enders Nurn1497 2658, Endres ibid. 125
Italy
Latin
1265x1339 Andrei (gen) BBC-Berg 318; 1270 Andreas (nom) ibid. p. XLII; 1282 Andree (gen) ibid. p. XLVII; 1285 Andreas (nom) Perugia1285 p. 153, Andree (gen) ibid. p. 154; 1299 Andreas (nom) BBC-Berg p. XLV; 1300 Andream (acc) ActDipVeneto-I-1 p. 48; 1348 Andreas (nom) INP 20, Andree (gen) ibid. 2; 1522x1532 Andreas (nom) DSF p. 50, 2; 1527 Andreæ (gen) Rome1527 p. 81
1285 Andreole (gen) Perugia1285 p. 154, Andrutii (gen) ibid. p. 154, Andrutius (nom) ibid. p. 153; 1326 Andriolo (abl) Friuli-14thC no. 438; 1348 Andreascii (gen) INP 23; 1522x1532 Andriellus (nom) DSF p. 54, 50
Latvia
Latin
1286 Andreas (nom) RigSB 6; 1287 Andree (dat) ibid. 329; 1288 Andree (nom) ibid. 9; 1289 Andre (nom) ibid. 19; 1290 Andre (nom) ibid. 22, Andreas (nom) ibid. 12, Andree (gen) ibid. 12; 1292 Andre (nom) ibid. 31; 1293 Andre (nom) ibid. 38; 1294 Andreas (nom) ibid. 52, Andree (dat) ibid. 247; 1296 Andrey (nom) ibid. 74; 1297 Andreas (nom) ibid. 83; 1302 Andreas (nom) ibid. 91; 1303 Andreas (nom) ibid. 101; 1307 Andreas (nom) ibid. 109; 1317 Andree (gen) ibid. 319; 1319 Andreas (nom) ibid. 114
Middle Low German
1452 Andrewes Arbusow p. 97; 1453 Andreewes (gen) ibid. p. 97; 1458 Andrewes ibid. p. 86; 1462 Andreas ibid. p. 99; 1463 Andreas ibid. p. 99; 1464 Andreas ibid. p. 100; 1497x1498 Andreas ibid. p. 89; 1505 Andres Mettig1892 p. 7; 1507 Andres ibid. p. 6; 1512 Andreas ibid. p. 4; 1517 Andreas ibid. p. 4; 1522 Andrewes Arbusow p. 97; 1523 Andres Mettig1892 p. 7, Andrewes Arbusow p. 97; 1558 Andres Arbuzov1920 46; 1561 Andres ibid. 46; 1565x1577 Andres Arbusow p. 98; 1573 Andres Arbuzov1920 p. 47
1523 Andres Arbusow p. 99; 1532 Andres ibid. p. 97, Andris ibid. p. 97
Malta
Latin
1465 Andree (gen) Gozo1465 p. 164
The Netherlands
Dutch
1561 Andries MagMiddelburg-1560; 1562 Andries ibid.; 1563 Andries ibid.; 1564 Andries ibid.; 1565 Adries ibid.; 1566 Andries ibid.; 1567 Andries ibid.; 1573 Andries ibid.; 1574 Andries ibid.; 1575 Andries ibid.; 1576 Andries ibid.; 1577 Andries ibid.; 1578 Andries ibid.; 1579 Andries ibid.; 1580 Andries ibid.; 1581 Andries ibid.; 1582 Andries ibid.; 1583 Andries ibid.; 1584 Andries ibid.; 1589 Andries ibid.; 1590 Andries ibid.; 1591 Andries ibid.
Poland
Latin
1228 Andreas (nom) hennes-vol1 p. 81
Scotland
Latin
1376 Andrea (abl) morton-vol1 16, Andree (gen) ibid. 16; c1377 Andrea (abl) ibid. 4; 1383 Andrea (abl) CartLevenax p. 5; 1384 Andrea (abl) ibid. p. 8; 1393 Andream (acc) morton-vol1 11; 1578 Andreas (nom) ibid. 15
Scots
c1550 Andro CartNBer p. xxii
Spain
Latin
1487 Andreas (nom) carbonell p. 10; 1488 Andreae (gen) ibid. p. 25; 1489 Andreae (gen) ibid. p. 36, Andreas (nom) ibid. p. 31; 1491 Andree (gen) ibid. p. 53, Andreu (nom) ibid. p. 53
Catalan
1489 Andreu carbonell p. 37; 1510 Andres valencia1510 3490, Andreu ibid. 3471, Andria ibid. 3370
Spanish
1567 Andres SanzSerrano
Sweden
Old Swedish
1383 Andris SRA-vol2 no. 1899, Andrys ibid. no. 1944
Cite as: G. Grim, R. Le Get, J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Andrew". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 2. http://dmnes.org/2015/2/name/Andrew.