Andrew is the English form of a
given name common in many countries. In the 1990s it was among the top ten most popular names for boys in
English-speaking countries. In
Italian, the equivalent to "Andrew" is "
Andrea", though "Andrea" is feminine in most other languages. "Andrew" is frequently shortened to "Andy" or "Drew". The word is derived from the ,
Andreas, itself related to
aner/andros, "man" (as opposed to "woman"), thus meaning "manly" and, as consequence, "strong", "courageous", and "warrior". In the
King James Bible, the Greek "Ἀνδρέας" is translated as Andrew.