The story behind Andrej
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέας (Andréas), cognate with ἀνδρεῖος (andreîos, “manly”), both from ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”).
Other language forms and explanations (2)
Slovak entry
Derived from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέας (Andréas), cognate with ἀνδρεῖος (andreîos, “manly”), both from ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”).
Slovene entry
From Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέας (Andréas), cognate with ἀνδρεῖος (andreîos, “manly”), both from ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”).
Pronunciation
Czech: [ˈandrɛj]
Regional pronunciation variants
- Slovak: /ˈandrɛj/
- Slovene: /andrɛ̀ːj/
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- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends J
- same syllable count
- similar length
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- Gender
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- Syllables
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- Ending
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- same syllable count
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- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends J
- same syllable count
- similar length
Agraj
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अग्रज (agraja).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
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- same syllable count
- similar length
Anuj
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- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
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- same syllable count
- similar length
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- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
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- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Andrej
Abraham
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- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
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- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Acacius
From Ancient Greek Ἀκάκιος (Akákios).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Andrej
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- Gender
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- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
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- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Barbara
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- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
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- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length