Andre

Andre is a masculine given name used in several languages. It is a form of Andrew, tracing to the Greek name Andreas, which is commonly interpreted as meaning "manly" or "courageous."

Variants include André (French, Portuguese), Andrei or Andrey (Romanian, Russian), Andrej (Slavic languages), and Andreas (Greek). In Italian, Andrea is the standard male form; in many English-speaking contexts, Andrea is more commonly female, while Andre or André are typically male.

The name is widely used across Europe and the Americas, often with country-specific diacritics. In French- and Portuguese-speaking regions, André is common; in the Netherlands the spelling Andre is typical; in Brazil the form André is widely used.

Notable people named Andre include tennis player Andre Agassi; professional wrestler André the Giant (André René Roussimoff); violinist and conductor André Rieu; rapper André 3000 (André Benjamin); and composer André Previn.