Andrey Pronunciation Belarusian: [anˈdrɛj] Russian: [ɐnˈdrʲej] Gender Male Language(s) Belarusian , Bulgarian , Russian Name day November 30 Word/name Greek Related names Andrew , Andreas , Andre , Ander , Anders , Andy , Andrejs , Andrzej , Andriy , Andrea , Andrés , Andrej , Andrei
Andrey (Андрей) is a masculine given name predominantly used in Slavic languages, including Belarusian , Bulgarian , and Russian . The name is derived from the ancient Greek Andreas (Ἀνδρέας), meaning "man" or "warrior".[ 1]
In Eastern Orthodox Christianity , Andrey holds religious significance, particularly due to Saint Andrew , the patron saint of several countries, whose legacy has contributed to the name’s popularity across Orthodox nations.[ 2]
People with the given name [ edit ]
Andrey (footballer, born 1974) , Andrey Gustavo dos Santos, midfielder for Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Andrey (footballer, born 1983) , Andrey Nazário Afonso, goalkeeper for Avenida
Andrey (footballer, born 1993) , Andrey da Silva Ventura, goalkeeper for Sampaio Corrêa
Andrey (footballer, born 1996) , Andrey Falinski Rodrigues, midfielder for Betim Futebol
Andrey (footballer, born February 1998) , Andrey Ramos do Nascimento, midfielder for Coritiba
Andrey (footballer, born November 1998) , Andrey Marcos Andrade Pereira, midfielder for Los Cabos United
Andrey (footballer, born 2004) , Andrey Nascimento dos Santos, midfielder for Chelsea
Andrei of Polotsk (c. 1325 – 1399), Lithuanian nobleman
Andrei Alexandrescu , Romanian computer programmer
Andrey Amador , Costa Rican cyclist
Andrei Arlovski , Belarusian mixed martial artist
Andrey Arshavin , Russian football player
Andrey Belousov (born 1959), Russian politician
Andrey Bolotov , Russian agriculturalist and memoirist
Andrey Borodin , Russian financial expert and businessman
Andrei Chikatilo , prolific and cannibalistic Russian serial killer and rapist
Andrei Denisov (weightlifter) (born 1963), Israeli Olympic weightlifter
Andrey Ershov , Russian computer scientist
Andrey Esionov , Russian painter
Andrey Esipenko , Russian chess grandmaster
Andrei Glavina , Istro-Romanian writer and politician
Andrei Gromyko (1909–1989), Belarusian Soviet politician and diplomat
Andrey Ivanov , several people
Andrei Karlov , Russian diplomat
Andrei Kanchelskis , retired Russian football player
Andrei Kirilenko (born 1981), Russian basketball player and administrator
Andrei Kirilenko (politician) , Russian Soviet politician
Andrey Kolmogorov , Russian mathematician
Andrey Korotayev , Russian anthropologist
Andrei Kostitsyn , Belarusian hockey player
Andrei Lankov , Russian Koreanist
Andrei Lupan , Moldovan writer
Andrei Netto , Brazilian journalist and writer
Andrei Markov , Russian ice hockey player
Andrey Markov , Russian mathematician
Andrei Mureșanu (1816–1863), Romanian poet and revolutionary
Andrey Osterman , Russian statesman
Andrei Platonov , Russian-born writer of the Soviet period
Andrei Rublev , Russian icon painter
Andrey Rublev (tennis) , Russian tennis player
Andrei Sakharov , Russian physicist and activist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
Andrei Tarkovsky , Russian film director
Andrei Vasilevski , Belarusian tennis player
Andrey Vlasov , Russian general
Andrey Voznesensky , Russian writer
Andrey Vyshinsky , Soviet politician
Andrei Zhdanov , Russian politician
Andrei Zhelyabov , Russian revolutionary