The name Andreas means "manly" or "courageous" — from the Greek anēr (man) with the suffix indicating a quality. Andrew was one of the twelve apostles, the brother of Simon Peter, and a fisherman from Bethsaida. He was a disciple of John the Baptist before following Jesus.
Andrew holds the distinction of being the first disciple called by Jesus and the one who immediately brought his brother Peter to Christ (John 1:40–42). His pattern throughout the Gospels is consistent: he introduces people to Jesus (the Greek visitors in John 12:22, the boy with loaves and fishes in John 6:8). Andrew is the apostle of introduction — not prominent himself, but perpetually bringing others to the Source of life. This makes him a model of authentic evangelism: the best witness is one who says, as Andrew did, "We have found the Messiah" and then takes people to meet Him personally.