André

See also: Andre, andre, and ändre

Translingual

Proper noun

André

  1. A botanical plant name author abbreviation for botanist Édouard-François André (1840-1911).

Further reading

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑːndɹeɪ/, /ˈɒndɹeɪ/

Proper noun

André

  1. A male given name from French or Portuguese, borrowed from the French and Portuguese form of Andrew.

Anagrams

Afrikaans

Etymology

From French André.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈandrəi/

Proper noun

André

  1. a male given name

Dutch

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑn.dreː/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: An‧dré

Proper noun

André m

  1. a male given name borrowed from French

Anagrams

French

Etymology

From Latin Andreās, from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέας (Andréas).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃.dʁe/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Homophone: Andrée

Proper noun

André m

  1. Andrew. (biblical character)
  2. a male given name, equivalent to English Andrew
  3. a surname originating as a patronymic
  • pet form: Dédé
  • feminine: Andrée, Andréane, Andréanne, Andrea, Andréana
  • double names: André-Marie, André-Jean, Marc-André, Charles-André, André-Jean, André-Louis, André-Luc, André-Marc, André-Michel, etc.

Anagrams

Galician

Etymology

From Latin Andreās, from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέας (Andréas).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /anˈdɾɛ/

Proper noun

André m

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Andrew
  2. (biblical) Andrew (one of the Apostles)
  3. a patronymical surname

References

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /anˈdʁe/

Proper noun

André m

  1. a male given name from French

Norwegian

Pronunciation

Proper noun

André m

  1. a male given name borrowed from French

Portuguese

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin Andreās, from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέας (Andréas). An Old Galician-Portuguese form Andreu was displaced. Doublet of Andrei.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɐ̃ˈdɾɛ/

  • Audio (Brazil):(file)
  • Rhymes:
  • Hyphenation: An‧dré

Proper noun

André m (plural Andrés)

  1. a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Andrew

Derived terms

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French André. Doublet of Andrés.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /anˈdɾe/ [ãn̪ˈd̪ɾe]
  • Rhymes: -e
  • Syllabification: An‧dré

Proper noun

André m

  1. a male given name from French

Swedish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /andˈreː/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -eː

Proper noun

André c (genitive Andrés)

  1. a male given name borrowed from French
    • 1997, Majgull Axelsson, Aprilhäxan, Pan, published 2006, →ISBN, page 245:
      André. Så kallade hon honom, trots att det egentligen var hans efternamn. Men hon kunde inte förmå sig att kalla honom Bertil, det var ett namn som gick an på plugghästar och bankkamrerare, men som var fullkomligt orimligt på en älskare.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. a surname