Andal

See also: andal

English

Etymology 1

Two main origins:

• Borrowed from Galician Andal, a surname predominantly established in the Philippines.
• Borrowed from Norwegian Andal, probably a compound of ahn (“elm”) and dal (“valley”).

Proper noun

Andal (plural Andals)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Andal is the 37993^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 584 individuals. Andal is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (68.84%) and White (22.26%) individuals.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Tamil ஆண்டாள் (āṇṭāḷ).

Proper noun

Andal

1. (Hinduism) a poet saint, considered an avatar of Bhudevi; daughter of Periyalvar.

   Synonyms: Nachiyar, Godadevi

Translations

saint

• Bengali: আণ্ডাল (anḍal)
• Kannada: ಆಂಡಾಳ್ (āṇḍāḷ)
• Malayalam: ആണ്ടാൾ (ml) (āṇṭāḷ)
• Manipuri: ꯑꯥꯟꯗꯥꯜ (ʼaandaal)
• Punjabi: ਆਂਡਾਲ (āṇḍāl)
• Tamil: ஆண்டாள் (ta) (āṇṭāḷ)

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Andal”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 37.

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔanˈdal/ [ʔɐn̪ˈd̪al]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: An‧dal

Proper noun

Andál (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈ᜔ᜇᜎ᜔)

1. a surname

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Andal is the 397^th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 20,398 individuals.

Anagrams

• landa