Name: André
Gender: Male
Usage: André, of greek origin, is a popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.
People having the name André are in general originating from Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Switzerland.
Variants: For another variant of the name André across the world, see Andre, Andreas.
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Numerology of the first name André: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 1. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: individualistic, determined, pioneering, bold, athletic, independent, active, self-confident.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Leader, Determined
Ruling planet: Sun
Colors: Yellow, Orange, Gold
Gemstones: Topaz, Amber
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The name André is ranked on the 7,155th position of the most used names. It means that this name is commonly used.
We estimate that there are at least 38600 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.001% of the population. The name André has five characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.
The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name André for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:
The name day of André is 30 November.
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History and Origin
Andre or André is the French and Portuguese form of the name Andrew, and is now also used in the English-speaking world. Andrew is the English form of the Greek name Andreas, a short form of any of various compound names derived from andr- 'man, warrior'. The name is popular in Norway and Sweden.
Notable people with this first name include:
- Andre Agassi, American tennis player
- Andre Anis, Estonian football (soccer) player
- Andre Carter, American professional football player
- Andre Dawson, American major league baseball player
- André-Marie Ampère, French physicist
- André Breton, French writer and theorist
- André Chénier, French poet
- André Citroën, French inventor and engineer
- André Frédéric Cournand, French physician and physiologist
- André Derain, French painter
- André Gide, French writer
- André Grétry, French composer
- Andre Iguodala, American basketball player
- André Le Nôtre, French architect
- André Michel Lwoff, French biologist
- André Malraux, French writer
- André Maurois, French writer
- André Masséna, French military commander in French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars
- Andre Miller, American basketball player
- André Previn, German-American musician
- André Rieu, Dutch violinist, orchestra conductor
- André the Giant (André Roussimoff), French professional wrestler and actor
French form of Andrew, which has been borrowed into English recendy. It was the twenty-seventh most common male name among American Blacks in 1982.
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