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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.

Belgium
Dutch
1597x1598 Andries BoonenGes p. 322
Brabant
Latin
1312 Andream (acc) JeanIII p. 44, Andreas (nom) ibid. p. 6
Croatia
Croatian
1597 Andre Susedgrad1597 p. 29, Andreas ibid. p. 29, Andrei ibid. p. 29, Andrey ibid. p. 29, Iander ibid. p. 29, Iandras ibid. p. 29, Iandre ibid. p. 29, Iandreas ibid. p. 29, Iandrei ibid. p. 29, Iandrws ibid. p. 29
Czech Republic
Latin
1338 Andreas (nom) Rössler1 44; 1343 Andrea (abl) Rössler2 179, p. 89, Andreae (gen) ibid. 44, p. 25, Andream (acc) ibid. 44, p. 25, Andreas (nom) ibid. 44, p. 25; 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
1354 Enderlinus (nom) Rössler1 56
Middle High German
1338 Andres (nom) Rössler1 65; c1338 Andres (nom) ibid. 71; c1339 Andres (nom) ibid. 93; 1342 Andres (nom) ibid. 98; 1390 Andres (nom) ibid. 119
c1339 Endrlin (nom) Rössler1 93; 1354 Enderl (nom) ibid. 77
Denmark
Middle Danish
1496 Anders KD-1 no. 185
Danish
1581 Anders KD-1 no. 362, Annders ibid. no. 362
England
Latin
1189 Andrea (nom) GASurv p. 213, Andreas (nom) ibid. p. 77, Andree (gen) ibid. p. 110; 1222 Andreas (nom) StPaulDom p. 39; 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; 1317 Andreas (nom) PSS-CXIV 3; 1340xc1450 Andreas (nom) CovGuild-1 p. 1, Andree (gen) ibid. p. 16; 1377 Andreas (nom) FenPT-2 p. 4; 1379 Andreas (nom) WRYPT1 p. 8; 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, RegBisham p. 1; 1563 Andro BarnstapleBap p. 12, Androw ibid. p. 12; 1564 Andrew ibid. p. 13, Andrewe BEmar-vol2 p. 2; 1565 Androw BarnstapleBap p. 13; 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, Andrewe Bar-in-El p. 25; 1585 Andrew DEmar-vol2 p. 11, OrpingtonKe p. 7; 1586 Andrew Bar-in-El p. 34, DEmar-vol2 p. 13, RegBisham p. 5, 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; 1219 Andream (acc) NDParisII 2-XI, Andreas (nom) ibid. 2-XI; 1241 Andree (gen) ibid. 2-CXII; 1251 Andreas (nom) ibid. 2-XXII; 1255x1256 Andreas (nom) ibid. 2-CXIII, Andree (gen) ibid. 2-CXIII; 1257 Andream (acc) ArrestReg-volI XV, BMV; 1259 Andrea (abl) ibid. XXI, Pentecost, Andream (acc) ibid. XXI, Pentecost, Andreas (nom) ibid. XXI, Pentecost, NDParisII 2-I; 1267 Andreas (nom) ibid. 2-II; 1268 Andree (gen) ibid. 2-V; 1269 Andree (gen) ibid. 2-III; 1270 Andreas (nom) ibid. 2-XLI; 1273 Andree (gen) RegToul-13thC p. 41; 1287 Andreas (nom) GasReg-A p. 74; 1295 Andreas (nom) HistHdVParis p. 130; 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; 1493 Andrieu MSR1838 p. 376; 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; 1567 Andrieu ibid. p. 356, André ibid. p. 291; 1568 André ibid. p. 365; 1570 André ibid. p. 433; 1571 André ibid. p. 439; 1587 André RTFProvins 66; 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; 1310 Andreas (nom) VFBStralsund 10; 1322 Andreas (nom) SMM p. 158, Andree (gen) ibid. p. 156; 1394 Andree (gen) ibid. p. 192; 1401 Andree (dat) HD1401 no. 121; 1415 Andreas (nom) mairhofer DCC; 1426 Andrea (abl) ibid. DCCXXIII
Early New High German
1406 Andreas (nom) UrkJen2 5; 1407 Andre (dat) mairhofer DCLXXXII; 1410 Andrä (nom) ibid. DCXCI; 1419 Andre (nom) ibid. DCCXII; 1497 Enders Nurn1497 2658, Endres ibid. 125
Hungary
Latin
1317 Andreae (gen) CDH-VIII-II III, Andreas (nom) ibid. III; 1351 Andrea (abl) CDH-IX-II I
Iceland
Middle Icelandic
1500 Andries (gen) DipIs-7 489
Ireland
Latin
fin12thC Andreas (nom) MunDocIr III, p. 4, Andree (gen) ibid. III, p. 4; 1435 Andree (gen) RegOct 72
Italy
Latin
961 andreas (nom) CDC-II CCXII; 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; 1366 Andrea (abl) Livi 2, Andream (acc) ibid. 2, Andree (gen) ibid. 2; 1376 Andrea (abl) DouGen1 p. 20, Andreas (nom) ibid. p. 219, Andree (gen) ibid. p. 245; 1387 Andre (gen) Venditti II-2033, Andreas (nom) ibid. II-2042; 1401 Andrea (abl) SDHK no. 15739; 1411 Andree (gen) CatTir1 43; 1418 Andrea (abl) ibid. 56; 1422 Andree (dat) ibid. 67; 1449 Andrea (abl) VitAs2 XI, Andream (gen) ibid. II, Andree (gen) ibid. V; 1450 Andrea (abl) ibid. VI, Andree (gen) ibid. I; 1459 Andrea (abl) DSF p. 90, Andreæ (gen) ibid. p. 90; 1464 Andreas (nom) CUP-III-I CCXXXI; 1470 Andrea (abl) RCCaetani6 1192, Andreas (nom) ibid. XXI-62; 1489 Andrea (dat) CatTir1 116; 1490 Andrea (abl) VitAs2 I; 1521 Andrea (abl) ibid. VI, Andree (gen) ibid. II; 1522x1532 Andreas (nom) DSF p. 50, 2; 1527 Andreæ (gen) Rome1527 p. 81
1285 Andreole (gen) Perugia1285 p. 154, Andrioli (gen) ibid. p. 161, 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; 1366 Andreozzius (nom) Livi 26; 1376 Andriolo (abl) DouGen1 p. 38, Andriolus (nom) ibid. p. 226; 1464 Andriolus (nom) CUP-III-I CCXXXI; 1522x1532 Andriellus (nom) DSF p. 54, 50
Italian
1429–1430 Andrea DiaryLMA p. 209; 1513x1521 Andrea LeoX p. 12
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
Latin
1254 Andreas (nom) GesOIJ-1 p. 293; 1373 andree (gen) ibid. p. 303; 1387 Andree (gen) ibid. p. 304, Andries (nom) ibid. p. 304, andrees (gen) ibid. p. 304
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.; 1593 Andries ibid.; 1594 Andries ibid.; 1595 Andries ibid.; 1596 Andries ibid.; 1597 Andries ibid.; 1598 Andries ibid.; 1599 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-I 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-I p. 37; 1510 Andres valencia1510 3490, Andreu ibid. 3471, Andria ibid. 3370
Spanish
1567 Andres SanzSerrano; 1575 Andres Catalogo-5.2 3804; 1576 Andres ibid. 3916
Sweden
Latin
1350 Andrea (abl) SDHK no. 6061, Andreas (nom) ibid. no. 6014, Andree (gen) ibid. no. 6057, Andris (gen) ibid. no. 6002; 1411 Andree (gen) ibid. no. 17654
Old Swedish
1359 Andres (nom) SDHK no. 7548; 1383 Andris SRA-vol2 no. 1899, Andrys ibid. no. 1944; 1409 Anders (nom) SDHK no. 17333, Andres (nom) ibid. no. 17341, Andrisa (nom) ibid. no. 17268, Andrisse (dat) ibid. no. 17341
Early Modern Swedish
1543 Anders (nom) Audén1980 p. 162
Switzerland
Latin
1170 Andreas (nom) CartHaut 23; 1220 Andreas (nom) ibid. 37
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 2017, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2017/1/name/Andrew.