| Andreas | |
| Pronunciation: | pronounced as /et/ pronounced as /fi/ pronounced as /de/ pronounced as /sv/ |
| Gender: | Male |
| Meaning: | Man |
| Region: | Greece |
| Language: | Greek, Turkish, Latin, Armenian, German, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Icelandic, Finnish, Romanian, Brazilian Portuguese, Kurdish, Languages of Ethiopia, Languages of Eritrea |
| Origin: | Greek |
| Nickname: | Andy, Dries (Dutch), Dré (Flemish) |
| Related Names: | Andrew, Anders, André, Onder, Ander, Andy, Andrean, Anderson (surname), An (Chinese surname), Andrei, Andrejs, Andrzej, Andriy, Andrea, Andrey, Andrej, Andrés, Drew, Andres, Antti, Ondřej, Anderman, Vandros, Ondrej |
Andreas (el|Ἀνδρέας) is a name derived from the Greek noun ἀνήρ anēr, with genitive ἀνδρός andros, which means "man".[1] See the article on Andrew for more information. The Scandinavian name is earliest attested as antreos in a runestone from the 12th century.[2]
The name Andrea may be used as a feminine form, but it is also the main masculine form in Italy and the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
Andreas is a common name, and this is not a comprehensive list of articles on people named Andreas. See instead .
