First names in Hebrew

First name Andrew: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

אנדרו

Gematria value: 261

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Andrew is written אנדרו

Meaning and origin

What does Andrew mean?

Meaning: "manly, brave"
Origin: Greek

Andrew comes from the Greek Andreas, from aner, andros, "man", and andreios, "manly, brave". It is the national name of Scotland and has been one of the most given names in America and Britain for a century. Andy and Drew are its short forms, Andre its French form, Andres its Spanish form.

Gematria

Andrew = 261

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. אנדרו has 5 letters:

• אthe letter Aleph1
• נthe letter Nun50
• דthe letter Dalet4
• רthe letter Resh200
• וthe letter Vav6
• Total261

The verse of the name

From the letter Aleph to the letter Vav

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Andrew, from א to ו:

אֵלֶיךָ זָעֲקוּ וְנִמְלָטוּ בְּךָ בָטְחוּ וְלֹא־בוֹשׁוּ׃

“To You they cried out, and they were rescued; in You they trusted, and they were not put to shame.”

Psalms 22:6

The book of your first name

Andrew, in nine pages

• Andrew, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Andrew
• Andrew, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Andrew in three answers

How do you write Andrew in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Andrew is written אנדרו.

What is the gematria value of Andrew?
Written אנדרו, Andrew is worth 261: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter Dalet (4) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Vav (6).

What does Andrew mean?
Manly, brave (origin: Greek). Andrew comes from the Greek Andreas, from aner, andros, "man", and andreios, "manly, brave". It is the national name of Scotland and has been one of the most given names in America and Britain for a century. Andy and Drew are its short forms, Andre its French form, Andres its Spanish form.