A masculine given name, the Russian and Romanian form of Andrew.
From Greek 'Andreas' meaning 'manly' or 'brave', derived from 'aner' (man). The name spread through Christianity via Saint Andrew the Apostle, taking different forms across Slavic and Romance languages.
Famous bearers include Andrei Tarkovsky, the legendary Russian filmmaker whose movies like 'Stalker' redefined cinema, and Andrei Sakharov, the physicist who developed the Soviet hydrogen bomb but later became a peace activist and Nobel Prize winner. The name carries both artistic and scientific gravitas in Russian culture.
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