André — sometimes transliterated as Andre — is the French and Portuguese form of the name Andrew and is now also used in the English-speaking world. It used in France, Quebec, Canada and other French-speaking countries, as well in Portugal, Brazil and other Portuguese-speaking countries. It is a variation 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. Cognate names. Cognate names are: Bulgarian: Andrei, Andrey. Breton : Andrev. Canadian: André. Catalan: Andreu. Czech: Andrej, Ondřej.
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