Names like Andrew
Andrew is a two-syllable Greek name that ends in -ew. Each list below follows one of those threads on its own, so you can see exactly what the names share.
The same roots
Also Greek names, from the tradition Andrew comes from.
Stephen Greek · "crown"
Philip Greek · means 'lover of horses', from Greek philos (love) and hippos (horse)
Jonas Greek · dove (Greek New Testament form of the Hebrew Jonah, carried into French)
Christian Greek · from the medieval Latin Christianus, 'a Christian' (Christos, 'anointed', at the root)
The same feel
Also biblical and classic names.
Matthew Hebrew · gift of God
Adam Hebrew · man, from the Hebrew word for earth; the first man in the Abrahamic tradition, identical in spelling and pronunciation in Arabic and English, a textbook crossover pick
Davi Portuguese · "beloved," the Brazilian Portuguese form of David, from the Hebrew Dawid; the shepherd-king's name in the spelling Brazil made its own, one of the country's most given boy names of the 2010s and 2020s
Peter Greek · rock
Names of the same moment
Each of these is at its highest in the 1990s, the same decade as Andrew, on a similar curve.
Alec Greek · variant of Alexander, 'defender of the people'
Aaron Hebrew · a biblical name of uncertain origin, possibly Egyptian; Hebrew meanings such as high mountain are later theories
Nikko Greek · variant of Niko/Nicholas, traditionally 'victory of the people'
Jared Hebrew · traditionally "descent"
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