André

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André

Gender: Masculine
Language: French
Etymology:
André is the French form of a Greek name. Originally it meant “Manly,” from “andreios” (man).

History:
André is a borrowing from France.
Please see Andrew for more information.

Pronunciation: ahnd-dray.

Famous Bearers:
Artists and Authors:
André Le Chapelain (12th century)
French writer.
André Philidor (1647-1730)
French composer.
André Campra (1660-1744)
French composer.
André Gill (1840-1885)
French caricaturist.
André Messager (1853-1929)
French conductor and composer.
André Gide (1869-1951)
Winner of the 1947 Nobel Prize for Literature.
André Derain (1880-1954)
French painter.
André Lhote (1885-1962)
French painter.
André Kertész (1894-1985)
American photojournalist.
André Masson (1896-1987)
French painter.
André Franquin (1924-1997)
Belgian cartoonist.
André Dubus (1936-1999)
American writer.

Educators, Scholar, and Social Workers:
André Duchesne (1584-1640)
French historian.
André Dacier (1651-1722)
French translator and scholar.
André Morellet (1727-1819)
French economist.

Political Figures:
André Tardieu (1876-1945)
Three times Premier of France after World War I.

Scientists:
André Michaux (1746-1802)
French botanist.
André-Louis Danjon (1890-1967)
French astronomer.
André F. Cournand (1895-1988)
French-American physiologist. Co-Winner of the 1956 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine.
André Lwoff (1902-1994)
French biologist.

Singers and Entertainers:
André Cayatte (1909-1989)
French film director.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.076 % named André

Popularity of André:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1910: 969th most popular.
1910-1920: N/A
1920-1930: 875th most popular.
1930-1940: 711th most popular.
1940-1950: 517th most popular.
1950-1960: 270th most popular.
1960-1970: 171st most popular.
1970-1980: 139th most popular.
1980-1990: 135th most popular.
1990: 142nd most popular.
1991: 143rd most popular.
1992: 144th most popular.
1993: 151st most popular.
1994: 150th most popular.
1995: 162nd most popular.
1996: 172nd most popular.
1997: 185th most popular.
1998: 196th most popular.
1999: 192nd most popular.
2000: 198th most popular.
2001: 208th most popular.
2002: 207th most popular.
2003: 210th most popular.

In France...
1900: 9th most popular.
1910: 2nd most popular.
1920: 2nd most popular.
1930: 2nd most popular.
1940: 4th most popular.
1950: 13th most popular.
1960: 33rd most popular.
1970: 83rd most popular.
1980: 156th most popular.
1986: 199th most popular.
1990-2000: N/A