The Christening
Andry
Andry (pronounced AN-dri) is a boy name of Malagasy origin, used in Madagascar. It means “Pillar.”
- Origin
- Malagasy
- Region
- Madagascar
- Gender
- Boy
More names that mean “Force & courage”
- Aksel — 7th-century Amazigh king (Kusayla); his name is associated with the leopard
- Amayas — Cheetah
- Awet — Victory
- Béhanzin — The last great king of Abomey, who resisted colonial conquest (“the shark king”)
- Coumba — She who carries strength
- Dihya — Amazigh warrior queen of the Aurès, 7th century
- Diogoye — Lion
- Djata — Lion
- Haben — Pride
- Hery — Strength
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