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Andrei

ahn-DRAY

Popularity

#2231

stable

Letters

6

Syllables

2

Origin

Russian

Total Births

3,042

Peak Year

#119 in 2006

First Recorded

1948

Style

Classic & Timeless, Strong & Bold

Spelling

Easy to spell

What It Means

Andrei is a Russian and Romanian form of Andrew, which is derived from the Greek name Andreas, meaning "manly" or "brave".

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Numerology

9

The Idealist

Compassionate, humanitarian, and visionary. Names vibrating at 9 carry universal love.

Famous Namesakes

  • Andrei Sakharov

    Soviet nuclear physicist, dissident, human rights activist

  • Andrei Tarkovsky

    Soviet Russian film director, writer, editor

Nicknames

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Personality Traits

BraveStrongIntelligentIndependent

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