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Andreas
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Andreaš
English
Etymology 1
From en la Andreas, from en grc Ἀνδρέᾱς, cognate with grc ἀνδρεῖος manly, both from grc ἀνήρ man. en Andrew.
Proper noun
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en Andrew, en male Greek,Ancient Greek,Latin Andrew 1.
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en village/and/parish sheading:pref/Ayre cdep/Isle of Man.
See also
en San Andreas
en San Andreas fault
Etymology 2
Proper noun
en proper noun form
en Andrea
Anagrams
en aadenrs Sarandë nasarde
Danish
Proper noun
Andrew biblical figure
da male Andrew Ancient Greek
Related terms
(variants) da Anders, da André
(feminine forms) da Andrea
(surnames) da Andreasen
References
Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 37 684 males with the given name Andreas have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1990s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.
da Biblical characters
Dutch
Etymology
Ultimately from nl grc Ἀνδρέας. nl
Pronunciation
nl /ˌɑnˈdreː.ɑs/
nl Nl-Andreas.ogg
nl An dre as
Proper noun
m
Andrew apostle, brother of the apostle Peter
nl male Andrew Ancient Greek
Derived terms
nl andreaskruis
Related terms
variants: nl Andries, nl André, nl Dries, nl Driesje, nl Drees, nl Dre, nl Dré, nl Andie, nl Andy
feminine forms: nl Andrea
Anagrams
nl raasden
nl Biblical characters
Estonian
Pronunciation
Proper noun
et proper noun
Andrew biblical figure
et male Andrew Ancient Greek
Related terms
et Andero, et Ando, et Andre, et Andres, et Andrus, et Anti
et Biblical characters
Finnish
Etymology
From fi grc Ἀνδρέας.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
fi biblical Andrew the Apostle
fi rare fi male Andrew Ancient Greek
Declension
Andrea a
Related terms
given names fi Antero, fi Antti, fi Atte, fi Anssi, fi Tero
Statistics
dvv_20250813 1626 4111 282
References
fi Biblical characters
German
Pronunciation
de [anˈdʁeːas]
de De-at Andreas.ogg Austria
de De-Andreas.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de An dre as
Proper noun
m,':-,se:-:'
Andrew biblical figure
de male Andrew Ancient Greek
Usage notes
The genitive Andreas can be used after the article de des (masculine genitive singular).
Declension
m,':-,se:-:'
Related terms
de Andrea m, de Andrea f, de Andre m, de André m, de Drees
de Andreasakten Andreasberg Andreasbrunnen Andreasdorf Andreasflagge Andreasgebet Andreaskapelle Andreaskirche Andreaskreuz Andreasnacht Andreastag
Further reading
Proper noun
de proper noun form f m
de Andrea gen s ; p
de Biblical characters
Indonesian
id:
Etymology
id grc Ἀνδρέας Ἀνδρέᾱς.
Proper noun
id male Andrew Ancient Greek
Further reading
Latin
Alternative forms
la Andrē̆a Andrī̆a Andrī̆ās
Etymology
la :bor grc:Ἀνδρέᾱς
Borrowed from the la grc Ἀνδρέᾱς.
Pronunciation
Andrē̆ās
Note: the originally short vowel always scans long in late dactylic poetry to fit the meter.Pede Certo - Digital Latin Metre http://www.pedecerto.eu/public/lessico/lessico 2011 This pronunciation likely gained currency under the Empire in order to imitate Greek stress, parallel to la -ia, and is the only one reflected by Romance.
Proper noun
Andrē̆ās<1> Andrēān/Andrēam
la male Andrew Ancient Greek
en Andrew biblical figure
Declension
Andrē̆ās<1> Andrē̆am/Andrē̆ān
Descendants
2 desc
ca Andreu
fr André
it Andrea
scn Annrìa
roa-opt Andreu
roa-ole Andrés Andreo
ast Andrés Andreso
mwl Andrés
pms Andrèia
lij Drîa
ro Îndrea Andrea Undrea
es Andrés Andreu
1 ga Aindrias
References
Andreās
la Biblical characters
Norwegian Bokmål
no:Andreas,Apostelen Andreas
Etymology
nb ine-pro *h₂nḗr
nb non Andreas, from nb la Andreas, ultimately from Ancient Greek grc Ἀνδρέᾱς Andréās. The Greek name belongs to the word family of grc ἀνήρ anḗr man, genitive grc ἀνδρός andrós, and grc ἀνδρεῖος andreîos manly, brave, and may originally have been a short form of compound names beginning in Andro-. The name spread through the veneration of Andrew the Apostle. nb Anders André. 12th century in Norway.Kruken Kristoffer Stemshaug Ola 1995 Norsk personnamnleksikon Oslo Det Norske Samlaget 82-521-4483-7
Cognate with da Andreas, sv Andreas, is Andreas, fo Andrias, de Andreas, nl Andreas and en Andrew. nb Anders André.
Pronunciation
nb /¹anˈdreː.as/ [ɑnˈdrèː.ɑs]
nb eːas 3
nb An dre as
Proper noun
nb proper noun
Andrew the Apostle, one of the Twelve Apostles and the brother of Saint Peter
nb male Latin < Ancient Greek, equivalent to English en Andrew
Usage notes
The Norwegian name day for nb Andreas is 30 November, shared with nb Anders and nb Ana.
The name is traditionally masculine, although a very small number of women are registered with it in Norway.
Derived terms
nb Andreasdatter<t:patronymic surname> Andreasdotter<t:patronymic surname> Andreasen<t:patronymic surname> Andreassen<t:patronymic surname> Andreasson<t:patronymic surname> andreaskors<t:Saint Andrew's cross> 0
Related terms
nb Anders<t:variant and doublet> Andre<t:variant> André<t:variant and doublet> Andres<t:variant> Andrias<t:variant> Andrea<t:feminine form> Andrine<t:feminine form> 0
Statistics
As of 1 January 2026, 21,394 men registered in Norway had nb Andreas as their first given name, including 19,385 who had it as their sole given name. Six women had nb Andreas as their sole given name.“Navn”, Statistics Norway; data from the Norwegian Population Register as of 1 January 2026, published 28 January 2026.
References
“Andreas” in Store norske leksikon.
Old English
Etymology
From ang la Andreas, displaced by the Old French ancestor of Andrew after the Norman Conquest.
Pronunciation
Anˈdrē.as
Proper noun
Andrēas m
ang male
Andreas (poem); an Old English Poem.
References
Liber Vitae: Register and Martyrology of New Minster and Hyde Abbey, Winchester (New Minster Liber Vitae) page 33, line 23, recorded as "Andreas".
Swedish
Etymology 1
From sv la Andreas, of sv grc - origin. First recorded in Sweden in runes in the 12th century.
Proper noun
c Andreas or Andreas'
sv biblical character Andrew
sv male Andrew Ancient Greek
sv Det där är Andreas hund. That's Andreas's dog.
sv Andreas och Andrea har varsin hund men Andreas' är störst. Andreas and Andrea each have a dog, but Andreas's is the biggest.
Usage notes
The genitive spelling with an apostrophe is generally only to be used when one needs to tell the genitives of Andreas and Andrea apart; see the usage examples above.
Related terms
male given names: sv Anders, sv André
pet forms: sv Adde
female given names: sv Andrea
surnames: sv Anderson, sv Andreasson
Etymology 2
Proper noun
sv proper noun form
sv Andrea gen
References
Roland Otterbjörk Svenska förnamn Almqvist & Wiksell 1996 91-21-10937-0
Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin Förnamnsboken Norstedts 1995 9119551622: 70,686 males with the given name Andreas living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1980s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.
Anagrams
sv aadenrs dansare rasande sanerad
Welsh
cy:
Alternative forms
cy Andras
cy Andro
cy Androw
Pronunciation
cy /anˈdrɛas/
Proper noun
m
cy male grc:Ἀνδρέᾱς Andrew
cy biblical character Andrew
Mutation
References
Heini Gruffudd https://www.swansea.ac.uk/graduation/honoraryawards/honoraryawardsarchive/honoraryawards2013/heinigruffudd/ Enwau Cymraeg i Blant / Welsh Names for Children https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Enwau_Cymraeg_i_blant/vuWhRAAACAAJ?hl=en Y Lolfa 2010 16 9781847712196