Spanish

Andrés

Pronounced ahn-DRESSShare

Meaning: Manly, through Andrew

  • Boy
  • Familiar
  • 2 syllables

The story

Andrés is the Spanish and Icelandic form of Andrew. Its older Greek root concerns manliness, while the written accent marks the final stressed syllable in Spanish.

Nicknames

  • Andy
  • Andresito

Spellings & variants

Popularity

Familiar

In the US top 1,000 — familiar, not everywhere.

Similar position in the latest US rankings

Style

Origins

Andrés comes from Spanish.

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