The name derives from the
Greek word ἀνήρ (anēr),
genitive ἀνδρός (andrós), that refers to man as opposed to woman (whereas man in the sense of human being is ἄνθρωπος, ánthropos). The original male Greek name, Andréas, represents the
hypocoristic, with
endearment functions, of male Greek names composed with the andr- prefix, like
Androgeos (man of the earth),
Androcles (man of glory),
Andronikos (man of victory).
In the year 2006, it was the third most popular name in Italy with 3.1% of newborns.[1] It is one of the Italian male names ending in a, with others being
Elia (
Elias), Enea (
Aeneas),
Luca (
Lucas),
Mattia (
Matthias),
Nicola (
Nicholas), Tobia (
Tobias). In recent and past times it has also been used on occasion as a female name in Italy and in Spain, where it is considered the legitimate feminine form of Andrés/Andreo/Andreu (Andrew).[citation needed] Outside of Italy, the name is generally considered a female name.
In
Italian, Andrea is a primarily[2] masculine name. Nevertheless, some men of Italian descent, from countries where Andrea is feminine, bear the name.
In
Bulgarian Andrea (Андреа) is used as the feminine form of "Andrei".
In
Croatia,
Serbia and
Slovenia, Andrea is a feminine name; Andreja can be used as female name, while Andrija, Andro and Andrej are masculine forms. The only exception is
Istria, where Andrea is a male name.
In
RomaniaAndreea is a feminine name and it is written with an extra "e". However, the feminine variation Andrea is also used. Andrea as
etymon means knitting needle in
Romanian.
Andrei is the masculine form.
Andréia is the most common Portuguese spelling of this name, although Andréa is also used in Brazilian Portuguese. The masculine form is
André.
In Dutch, Andrea is used as a female name, although the variant Andrée is found in French.
In Spanish, Andrea and variations spelled Andreina and Andressa are used as female variants for Andrey, Andreo, and Andrés.
In
Basque, Andrea and Andere exist as female names. Two
etymons merge in the former: the most widespread form with a Greek root, 'man', and the
Basque-Aquitanian ancient form "andere(a)", present-day "andere(a)" and "andre(a)", 'madam', 'lady' (used mainly as title, e.g. "Andramari", 'Lady/Virgin Mary'), as opposed to "jaun", 'lord'. In popular usage, it can ultimately mean 'adult woman'.
In
Catalan, Andrea is used as the feminine form of "Andreu".
In
Asturian, Andrea is the feminine form of "Andrés".
Andrea Amati (1505–1577), luthier from Cremona, Italy, credited with making the first instruments of the violin family that are in the form we use today
Andrea Massena (1758–1817), French military commander of Sardinian origin during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, one of the original eighteen Marshals of the Empire created by Napoleon
Andrea Nuciforo (1964), US politician who served as Democratic State Senator (1997–2007)
Andrea Orcagna (c. 1308–1368), Florentine painter, sculptor and architect
Andrea Vesalius (1514–1564), Flemish physician, author of influential books on human anatomy and often referred to as the founder of modern human anatomy
Andrea Viterbi (born 1935), birthname of Italian-American scientist and engineer Andrew Viterbi, winner of the National Medal of Science
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The name derives from the
Greek word ἀνήρ (anēr),
genitive ἀνδρός (andrós), that refers to man as opposed to woman (whereas man in the sense of human being is ἄνθρωπος, ánthropos). The original male Greek name, Andréas, represents the
hypocoristic, with
endearment functions, of male Greek names composed with the andr- prefix, like
Androgeos (man of the earth),
Androcles (man of glory),
Andronikos (man of victory).
In the year 2006, it was the third most popular name in Italy with 3.1% of newborns.[1] It is one of the Italian male names ending in a, with others being
Elia (
Elias), Enea (
Aeneas),
Luca (
Lucas),
Mattia (
Matthias),
Nicola (
Nicholas), Tobia (
Tobias). In recent and past times it has also been used on occasion as a female name in Italy and in Spain, where it is considered the legitimate feminine form of Andrés/Andreo/Andreu (Andrew).[citation needed] Outside of Italy, the name is generally considered a female name.
In
Italian, Andrea is a primarily[2] masculine name. Nevertheless, some men of Italian descent, from countries where Andrea is feminine, bear the name.
In
Bulgarian Andrea (Андреа) is used as the feminine form of "Andrei".
In
Croatia,
Serbia and
Slovenia, Andrea is a feminine name; Andreja can be used as female name, while Andrija, Andro and Andrej are masculine forms. The only exception is
Istria, where Andrea is a male name.
In
RomaniaAndreea is a feminine name and it is written with an extra "e". However, the feminine variation Andrea is also used. Andrea as
etymon means knitting needle in
Romanian.
Andrei is the masculine form.
Andréia is the most common Portuguese spelling of this name, although Andréa is also used in Brazilian Portuguese. The masculine form is
André.
In Dutch, Andrea is used as a female name, although the variant Andrée is found in French.
In Spanish, Andrea and variations spelled Andreina and Andressa are used as female variants for Andrey, Andreo, and Andrés.
In
Basque, Andrea and Andere exist as female names. Two
etymons merge in the former: the most widespread form with a Greek root, 'man', and the
Basque-Aquitanian ancient form "andere(a)", present-day "andere(a)" and "andre(a)", 'madam', 'lady' (used mainly as title, e.g. "Andramari", 'Lady/Virgin Mary'), as opposed to "jaun", 'lord'. In popular usage, it can ultimately mean 'adult woman'.
In
Catalan, Andrea is used as the feminine form of "Andreu".
In
Asturian, Andrea is the feminine form of "Andrés".
Andrea Amati (1505–1577), luthier from Cremona, Italy, credited with making the first instruments of the violin family that are in the form we use today
Andrea Massena (1758–1817), French military commander of Sardinian origin during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, one of the original eighteen Marshals of the Empire created by Napoleon
Andrea Nuciforo (1964), US politician who served as Democratic State Senator (1997–2007)
Andrea Orcagna (c. 1308–1368), Florentine painter, sculptor and architect
Andrea Vesalius (1514–1564), Flemish physician, author of influential books on human anatomy and often referred to as the founder of modern human anatomy
Andrea Viterbi (born 1935), birthname of Italian-American scientist and engineer Andrew Viterbi, winner of the National Medal of Science
This page or section lists people that share the same
given name. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.