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Andrei name meaning
First Name
3k
in the U.S.
since 1880
3k
in the U.S.
since 1880
Last Name
366
in the U.S.
in 2010
366
in the U.S.
in 2010
Girls
Boys
Meaning and Origin
What does the name Andrei mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
Origin and Meaning of Andrei
User Submitted Origins
Romanian
66%
Greek
15%
Slavic
12%
Russian
3%
Filipino (Philippines)
3%
User Submitted Meanings
- A submission from Alaska, U.S. says the name Andrei means "Brave or manly" and is of Russian origin.
- A submission from Romania says the name Andrei means "From 'Andros' meaning 'man'" and is of Greek origin.
- A submission from Romania says the name Andrei means "Its Andrew in Romanian, actually Saint Andrew is the patron of Romania" and is of Romanian origin.
- A submission from California, U.S. says the name Andrei means "A human who tries his best to make the whole universe be in peace" and is of Filipino (Philippines) origin.
- A submission from Romania says the name Andrei means "Born to die" and is of Romanian origin.
- A user from Philippines says the name Andrei is of Greek origin and means "Strong".
International Interest
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Wiktionary
Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέας (Andréas), probably through a later Greek or Church Slavonic intermediary. Compare Andrej.
- A male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Andrew.
Notable Persons Named Andrei
Notable Persons Named Andrei
Andrei Tarkovsky
Andrei Tarkovsky was a film director. He was most prominent from 1958 to present. Andrei was given the name Andrei Arsenyevich Tarkovsky on April 4th, 1932 in Zavrazhye, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. He breathed his last breath on December 29th, 1986.
Andrei Chikatilo
Andrei Chikatilo is a criminal. Andrei is also known as The Butcher of Rostov, The Red Ripper, The Forest Strip Killer, and The Rostov Ripper.
Andrei Arlovski
Andrei Arlovski is a martial artist. Andrei was born on February 4th, 1979 in Babruysk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union.
Andrei Dmitrievich Sakharov
Andrei Dmitrievich Sakharov was a scientist in the field of nuclear physics. Andrei was born on May 21st, 1921 in Moscow. He passed away on December 14th, 1989.
Andrei Kirilenko
Andrei Kirilenko is a basketball player for the CSKA Moscow, BC Spartak Saint Petersburg, PBC CSKA Moscow, Utah Jazz, Minnesota Timberwolves, and Brooklyn Nets. He was most active from 1997 to 2015. Andrei was born on February 18th, 1981 in Izhevsk.
Andrei Gromyko
Andrei Gromyko was a Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet, First Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers, Permanent Representative of the Soviet Union to the United Nations, Full member of the 24th , 25th , 26th , 27th Politburo, Chairmanof thePresidiumof theSupre. Andrei was given the name Andrei Andreyevich Gromyko in Gomel. He died on July 2nd, 1989.
- Andrei KanchelskisSoccer Player
- Andrei KonchalovskyFilm Director
- Andrei Borisenko
- Andrei AlexandrescuDeveloper of the D Programming Language
- Michael Lucas
- Andrei ZhdanovCivil Service
- Alexey StakhanovMiner
- Andrei PrepelițăSoccer Player
- Andrei TupolevEngineer
- Andrei BubnovHead of Military-Revolutionary Committee of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
- Andrew RayelElectronic Musician
- Andrei KostitsynHockey Player
- Andrei MarkovHockey Player
- Andrei LindeScientist
Notable Persons With the Last Name Andrei
Notable Persons With the Last Name Andrei
Alessandro Andrei
Alessandro was born on January 3rd, 1959 in Florence, Italy.
Ștefan Andrei
Ștefan was born on March 29th, 1931 in Podari. They died on August 31st, 2014.
Frédéric Andréi
Frédéric was born on October 23rd, 1959.
Violeta Andrei
Violeta was born on March 29th, 1941 in Brașov.
Yannick Andrei
Yannick was born in 1927. He breathed his last breath in 1987.
Vasile Andrei
Vasile was born on July 28th, 1955 in Albeşti, Romania.
Ethnicity Distribution
| Ethnicity | Andrei | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| █ | White | 95.90% | 64.26% |
| █ | African American | 0.00% | 11.96% |
| █ | Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander | 0.00% | 4.85% |
| █ | American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.00% | 0.69% |
| █ | Two or More Ethnicities | 0.00% | 1.76% |
| █ | Hispanic or Latino | 1.37% | 16.26% |
Of Last Name Andrei
People with the last name Andrei are most frequently White