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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 Andream (acc) JeanIII p. 44, Andreas (nom) ibid. p. 6
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
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; 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; 1255x56 Andreas (nom) 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; 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; 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
● 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
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; 1376 Andrea (abl) DouGen1 p. 20, Andreas (nom) ibid. p. 219, Andree (gen) ibid. p. 245; 1401 Andrea (abl) SDHK no. 15739; 1464 Andreas (nom) CUP-III-I CCXXXI; 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; 1464 Andriolus (nom) CUP-III-I CCXXXI; 1522x1532 Andriellus (nom) DSF p. 54, 50
Italian
● 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 2016, no. 4. http://dmnes.org/2016/4/name/Andrew.