Andrii as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Andrii

What is the meaning of the name Andrii ?

The baby name Andrii is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced ahn-DREE (approx.); IPA (approx.): /ænˈdriː/; Ukrainian IPA: [ɐnˈdrij].

Andrii is Greek, Slavic in Origin.

Andrii (Андрій) is the standard Ukrainian form of the pan-European name rooted in Greek Andreas, from anēr/andros, “man,” hence the sense of “manly, courageous.” It entered Ukrainian through Byzantine Christianity and Church Slavonic, settling as a core masculine given name across the East Slavic sphere with a distinctly Ukrainian phonology.

The name gained currency with the cult of Saint Andrew the Apostle, long linked in Kyivan chronicles to a prophecy over the Dnipro hills, and remained common from the Cossack era to the present. In modern official Ukrainian romanization the spelling Andrii predominates, though Andriy is also familiar in diaspora and media. Related forms include Andrei/Andrey (Russian), Andrei (Romanian/Moldovan), Andrzej (Polish), Andrej (Slovene, Slovak, South Slavic), André (French/Portuguese), and Andrew (English). Ukrainian diminutives such as Andriyko and Andriychyk appear in affectionate use. Overall, Andrii conveys timeless bravery with a distinctly Ukrainian identity.