Andrew

[MyNameHasBeenTaken]

I saw this on some tv/film credits the other day.
Spelt androo
Wondered if this was a regional variant?
Anybody know any history of the spelling?

[SentientAndCognisant]

Androo is not a derivative of Andrew, it’s phonetically the same.That is all
Andrew alternative spelling
André (French),
Andreas (German)
Andras (Hungarian)
Aindréas (Irish),
Andrea (Italian),
Andrzej (Polish),
Andre (Portuguese),
Andrei
(Rumanian, Russian),
Anders (Scandinavian),
Andrés (Spanish).

[Spied]

Androo comes from the land of the younique.

[SentientAndCognisant]

Androo belongs in the its different innit category
Take a regular name,misspell it. That doesn’t render it a more interesting name. It renders it an arse ache and a lifetime of spelling it to others
a-n-d-r-o-o

[Scotstar]

Hahaha!!!!!! My son is Andrew and this made me lol. Why didn't I think of that!

[SentientAndCognisant]

You clearly missed a trick, why be boring ol Andrew when he could have been Androo

[florascotia2]

It's not only horrendous but doesn't sound the same.

Andrew ends in a syllable that sounds like 'new'.

Androo ends in a syllable that sounds like 'moo'.

If I can add another spelling to sentient's list:

Traditionally, in parts of Scotland, people named Andrew were referred to as 'Andra'. No 'oo' to be seen.

[zigaziga]

Androo

On a similar vein, is Sophy as in Sophy Something on Sky News a younique spelling or an actual normal, alternative spelling??

[TenThousandSpoons]

Haha. Androo is hilarious. Andrew is lovely.
Maybe Andrew got the nickname Roo then started to spell his name Androo in a nod to that...grasping at straws here.

[florascotia2]

Zigazaga In the UK, Sophy is the older spelling. Dates from the 18th cent if not earlier. Sophia tends to be 19th cent. Sophie is more common in the 20th cent and/or if parents have French connections.

[ThroughThickAndThin01]

Noticeable in a sea of names on credits. Needs to stand out.

[florascotia2]

No. Trying to be 'yoouneek' stands out in very much the wrong way.

[Firebird83]

New and moo rhyme to me. I can’t hear a difference.

[florascotia2]

Firebird try 'mew' (the noise a cat makes) and 'moo'. They really do not sound the same. The 'ew' in Andrew is similar to the 'ew' in 'mew'. Not exactly the same, but closer to 'mew' than 'moo'.

Well, at least if you are Scottish!