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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. Geneva Bible (1560): Andréas.

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 Andrea (nom) GASurv p. 213, Andreas (nom) ibid. 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; 1377 Andreas (nom) FenPT-2 p. 4; 1381 Andreas (nom) Suffolk1381 p. 133; 1385 Andree (dat) SocAntNor-3-3 no. 59; 1476 Andreæ (dat) WillsInv LXVII
Dutch
1572 Andries AuFr Burchier; 1573 Andries ibid. Deijnoot; 1580 Andries ibid. Bonchier; 1584 Andries ibid. Bonchier; 1585 Andries ibid. Foppens; 1586 Andries ibid. Bousschier; 1591 Andries ibid. Coppens; 1593 Andries ibid. Coppens
Middle English
1426 Andrewe EEW p. 67
Early Modern English
1528 Androw SRS-XXI p. 5; 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, bruton-vol1 p. 109; 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, Andrewe COmar-vol5 p. 9; 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; 1524x1532 Andres (nom) Saareste1923b p. 137, Andreͤs (nom) ibid. p. 139; 1549 Andreas (nom) Hiiumaa p. 42; 1592 Andreas Tiik1977 p. 285, Andreß ibid. p. 285
Early Modern Swedish
1564 Anders (nom) Hiiumaa p. 219; 1576 Andreiß (nom) ibid. p. 102; 1583 Andreß (nom) ibid. p. 102
Finland
Early Modern Swedish
1548 Anders (nom) Audén1980 p. 168; 1555 Anders (gen) ibid. p. 165; 1559 Anders (nom) ibid. p. 166; 1582 Andre (nom) ibid. p. 171
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; 1177 Andreas (nom) ibid. 165; 1179 Andreas (nom) ibid. 177; 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; 1562 André RegPCC-1 p. 7; 1563 André ibid. p. 21; 1564 Andrieu ibid. p. 52, André ibid. p. 56; 1565 Andrieu ibid. p. 123, André ibid. p. 111; 1566 Andrieu ibid. p. 221, André ibid. p. 209; 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; 1229 Andreas (nom) CDL-1.1.1 X; 1260 Andreas (nom) hennes-vol1 187; 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
Iceland
Middle Icelandic
1500 Andries (gen) DipIs-7 489
Ireland
Latin
fin12thC Andreas (nom) MunDocIr III, p. 4, Andree (gen) ibid. III, p. 4
Italy
Latin
1236 Andrea (nom) TirNot1 8, Andree (gen) ibid. 8; 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; 1304 Andreæ (gen) AnnMin6 XII; 1310 Andrea (nom) MonRav-2 CCCL, Androno (dat) ibid. CCCL; 1348 Andreas (nom) INP 20, Andree (gen) ibid. 2; 1376 Andrea (abl) DouGen1 p. 20, Andreas (nom) ibid. p. 219, Andree (gen) ibid. p. 245; 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; 1310 Andriono (abl) MonRav-2 CCCL; 1326 Andriolo (abl) Friuli-14thC no. 438; 1348 Andreascii (gen) INP 23; 1376 Andriolo (abl) DouGen1 p. 38, Andriolus (nom) ibid. p. 226; 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 ibid. p. 99, Mettig1892 p. 7, Andrewes Arbusow p. 97; 1532 Andres ibid. p. 97, Andris ibid. p. 97; 1558 Andres Arbuzov1920 46; 1561 Andres ibid. 46; 1565x1577 Andres Arbusow p. 98; 1573 Andres Arbuzov1920 p. 47
Lithuania
Latin
1542x1544 Andream (acc) Kaunas2006 p. 86
Polish
1551x1555 Andrzei (nom) Kaunas2006 p. 86; 1561x1565 Andrʒei (nom) ibid. p. 85; 1587x1591 Andrʒey (nom) ibid. p. 85
1545 Endrula (gen) Kaunas2006 p. 86; 1561x1565 Andrulia (gen) ibid. p. 86; 1564x1569 Andreielia (gen) ibid. p. 86
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; 1425 Andree (dat) RMSRS-2 30; 1426 Andree (gen) ibid. 41; 1578 Andreas (nom) morton-vol1 15
Scots
1506 Andro RegDunf 497; c1550 Andro CartNBer p. xxii
Spain
Latin
1083x1086 Andreas (nom) CDCB-XV MMCCII; 1487 Andreas (nom) carbonell p. 10; 1488 Andreae (gen) ibid. p. 25; 1489 Andreae (gen) ibid. p. 36, Andreas (nom) ibid. p. 31; 1491 Andreas (nom) ibid. p. 56, 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
Latin
1350 Andrea (abl) SDHK no. 6061, Andreas (nom) ibid. no. 6014, Andree (gen) ibid. no. 6057, Andris (gen) ibid. no. 6002
Old Swedish
1383 Andris SRA-vol2 no. 1899, Andrys ibid. no. 1944
Early Modern Swedish
1543 Anders (nom) Audén1980 p. 162
Switzerland
Latin
1170 Andreas (nom) CartHaut 23
Ukraine
Latin
1469 Andrea (abl) AGZ-18 25, Andream (acc) ibid. 36, Andreas (nom) ibid. I-3, Andree (dat) ibid. I-3
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 2016, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2016/1/name/Andrew.