Andrej name meaning
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What does Andrej mean?
Andrej means The Brave or The Manly has its origin in Russian, Czech, Slavic and Old Greek languages which is used in Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish, Danish and Russian is a boy name.
Andrej is Slavic and Czech cognate of Andreas. Also Andrej is Czech and Russian cognate of Andrew. Also Andrej is Ukrainian, English and Romanian cognate of Andrej.
How do I pronounce Andrej?
The most common pronunciation of two syllabled Andrej is an-DRAY. The name can also be pronounced as a-nd-rej or an-drej.
Variants of Andrej
Andreas, Andrew, Ander, Adnrew, Andra, Andrewjacob, Leander, Andor, Andrea
How popular is the name Andrej?
Andrej is a unique baby name in Switzerland, it has been in use since 1998 and was able to reach the top 200 names. Recently in 2017, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 181 on boy names chart when 49 babies were named Andrej.
Over 530 babies in Switzerland have been named Andrej. The first name is an uncommon baby name in United States, even after 35 years of use, it could not make it big.
There are over 306 babies that have been given the name Andrej in United States. Also, it is uncommon in England and Wales, where it has been in use since 1996 and peaked in 2001 when it ranked 1949th.
Over 101 babies in England and Wales have been named Andrej. It also recently appeared in France baby boy names chart.
But Andrej is a popular baby name in Slovakia where every 1 in 200 have the name as well as in, Slovenia, Germany and Russia.
According to our evaluation, at least 100000 people have been bestowed Andrej around the globe.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5647 | 16 |
| 2022 | 6451 | 13 |
| 2021 | 5521 | 16 |
| 2020 | 5681 | 15 |
| 2019 | 6759 | 12 |
| 2018 | 6028 | 14 |
| 2017 | 7532 | 10 |
| 2016 | 7595 | 10 |
| 2015 | 8032 | 9 |
| 2014 | 7043 | 11 |
Facts
Andrej in Nordic countries
| Countries | Men | Women | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Name | Secondary Name | First Name | Secondary Name | |
 | 50 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
 | 402 | 31 | 10 | 0 |
 | 539 | 182 | 0 | 0 |
 | 209 | 224 | 0 | 0 |
 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What numbers say about Andrej?
You are not the usual pessimist but tend to look at things more realistically. You love your freedom and respect other people's freedom too. You are afraid of falling in love deeply and get betrayed by the person you love. You are mentally strong, self-confident but lack understanding for people's feelings. When it comes to love, you can't stand a monogamous relationship. If letter A is your cornerstone, you are probably full of ambition and the most motivated person you know.
Go through the following names similar to Andrej
- Sharmin - Sharmin's meaning is Happy, Shy or Lucky is used as a gender insensitive name which is prevalently used in Arabic and Hindi has origin in Old Greek and English
- Apollonia - Durable and Queer Apollonia is used dominantly in Greek, English and Danish has origin in Old Greek, a baby girl name, Apollonia means "Inspired By the Greek God Apollo, Apollinaria or Apelo Which Means Strength"
- Leora means Light used for both genders and is used dominantly in Malayalam, Tamil and English is originated from Old Greek and Hebrew
- Jacinto - Unheard-of Jacinto is used largely in Portuguese and English languages is of Old Greek origin, Jacinto means "Precious Stone or Hyakinthos" is a boy name
- Nicholaus - Meaning of Nicholaus is Victory of the People or People's Victory is used specifically in Old SwedishDanish and Finnish, a baby boy name has origin in Old Greek
Sibling Names for Andrej
If you have decided to name your baby boy Andrej, then you might be wondering what names would make great siblings. Here are some suggestions that complement the strong and unique name Andrej, ranging from classic to contemporary options.
Names for Andrej's sister
Brother to Andrej
Famous people named Andrej
- Andrej Preston, founder of the former BitTorrent site Suprnova
- Andrej Dyńko, Belarusian journalist and chief editor of the oldest Belarusian weekly newspaper
- Andrej Kmeť, Slovak botanist, ethnographer, archaeologist
- Andrej Šeban, well-known Slovak jazz fusion guitarist
- Andrej Lukošík, Czechoslovak/Slovak handball player
- Andrej Holm, German sociologist and former Stasi officer
- Andrej Šali, computational structural biologist
- Andrej Bajuk, Slovene politician and economist
- Andrej Hlinka, Slovak Catholic priest, journalist
- Andrej Meszároš, Slovak professional ice hockey player
- Andrej Nikolaidis, Bosnian novelist, columnist, and political adviser
- Andrej Kvašňák, Slovak football player
- Andrej Komac, former Slovenian footballer
- Andrej Sekera, Slovak professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League
- Andrej Panadić, Croatian football coach and a former defender
- Andrej Podkonický, Slovak ice hockey player
- Andrej Jerman, recently retired World Cup alpine ski racer
- Andrej Ďurkovský, Slovak politician and former member of the Christian Democratic Movement
- Andrej Poljšak, retired Slovenian football defender
- Andrej Nedorost, Slovak professional ice hockey player
- Andrej Hauptman, Slovenian former professional road racing cyclist
- Andreja Schneider in Ferkel as Actress
- Andreja Punkris in Mean Girls as Actress
- Andreja Pejic in Episode #8.5 as
- Director Andrej Acin, famous for short Margina
- In 1949, Andrej Bagar played the role of Ján Hlavaj in comedy film Certova stena.
- Andrej Jautze portrayed critical role of Paul in 1993 drama flick Der Kinoerzähler.
- Andrej Schwartz characterized leading role of N in 2002 documentary flick Geschichten aus dem Lepratal.
- In 2013 biography and drama flick, Ljubav dolazi kasnije, Andrej Sepetkovski characterized Bivsi.
Lists having Andrej
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- Boy names that starts with And
- Baby Names that mean Brave
- Baby Names that mean Manly
Sources
- Social Security Administration, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html
- Office for National Statistics, https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths
- Central Statistics Office - An Phríomh-Oifig Staidrimh, https://visual.cso.ie/?body=entity/babynames
- Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2540004
- Office fédéral de la statistique, https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/fr/home/statistiques/population/naissances-deces/prenoms-nouveaux-nes.html