Andrew was the first to follow Jesus, and his very first act was to find his brother Simon Peter and bring him too: we have found the Messias. That became the pattern of his life — Andrew is the one who brings the boy with the loaves to Jesus, and who brings the enquiring Greeks to him.
A fisherman before he was a fisher of men, Andrew is the quiet connector, less famous than his brother but always pointing others to Christ. Tradition holds he was later martyred on an X-shaped cross.
Andrew is a strong, handsome classic — enduring the world over, and warmly shortened to Andy or Drew.
Variants & nicknames
Andy, Drew, Andres, Andre, Andreas
Andrew in the Bible
He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.