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Andrei

Andrei, Andrey, or Andrej is a form of Andreas/Ἀνδρέας in Slavic languages and Romanian. People with the name include:Andrei of Polotsk, Lithuanian nobleman Andrei Broder, Romanian-Israeli American computer scientist and engineer Andrei Chikatilo (1936–1994), prolific and cannibalistic Russian serial killer and rapist Andrei Denisov (weightlifter), Israeli Olympic weightlifter Andrei Glavina (1881–1925), Istro-Romanian writer and politician Andrei Gromyko (1909–1989), Belarusian Soviet politician and diplomat Andrei Iosivas, American football player Andrei Karlov (1954–2016), Russian diplomat Andrei Kanchelskis, retired Russian football player Andrei Khmel, Belarusian politician Andrei Kirilenko (basketball), Russian basketball player in the NBA Andrei Kirilenko (politician) (1906–1990), Russian Soviet politician Andrei Kostitsyn, Belarusian hockey player Andrei Lupan (1912–1992), Moldovan writer Andrei Angouw, Indonesian politician and the incumbent mayor of Manado in North Sulawesi Andrei Markov, Russian ice hockey player Andrei Maslovskiy, Russian football player Andrei Mironov (1941–1987), Soviet and Russian stage and film actor Andrei Mozalev, Russian figure skater Andrei Mureșanu (1816–1863), Romanian poet and revolutionary Andrei Netto, Brazilian journalist and writer Andrei Platonov (1899–1951), Russian-born writer of the Soviet period Andrei Rațiu Romanian footballer Andrei Rublev, Russian painter Andrei Sakharov (1921–1989), Russian physicist and activist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize Andrei Tarkovsky (1932–1986), Russian film director Andrei Ursu, previously known as Wrs, Romanian singer and dancer Andrei Vasilevski, Belarusian tennis player Andrei Zhdanov (1896–1948), Russian politician Andrei Zhelyabov (1851–1881), Russian revolutionary Andrei Zlătescu (1966-2017), Romanian academic

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Andrei
PronunciationRomanian: [anˈdrej]
Russian: [ɐnˈdrʲej]
Belarusian: [anˈdrɛj]
GenderMale
LanguageSlavic languages, Romanian
Name dayNovember 30
Origin
Region of originEastern European, particularly Romania
Other names
Variant formsAndrey, Andrej, Andrw
Related namesAndrew, Andreas, Andre, Ander, Anders, Andy, Andrejs, Andrzej, Andriy, Andrea, Andrés

Andrei, Andrey, or Andrej (in Cyrillic script: Андрэй, Андрей, or Андреј) is a form of Andreas/Ἀνδρέας in Slavic languages and Romanian. People with the name include:

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