Andrea - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Andrea \a-nd-rea, an-drea\ is pronounced AHN-free-ah, AN-dree-ah. It is of Greek origin, and its meaning is "manly, virile". From the word "andreia" or feminine form of Andrew or Andreas, much favored for blended variants. Also used as nickname of Alexandra. The name was not used during the Middle Ages, but has existed since the 17th century. Actresses Andie MacDowell, Andrea McArdle.

Andrea has 52 variant forms: Aindrea, Ande, Andee, Andera, Andere, Anderea, Andi, Andie, Andra, Andranetta, Andre, Andrean, Andreana, Andreanna, Andreas, Andrée, Andree, Andreena, Andreina, Andrel, Andrena, Andrene, Andresa, Andrette, Andrewena, Andrewina, Andreya, Andri, Andria, Andriana, Andrianna, Andrianne, Andrielle, Andrienne, Andrietta, Andrina, Andrine, Andy, Aondrea, Aundrea, Drea, Dreena, Drena, Ohndrea, Ohndreea, Ohndria, Ondrea, Ondreea, Ondria, Onndrea, Onndreea and Onndria.

For more information, see also related names Deandra, Keandra, Kendra and Vondra.

Baby names that sound like Andrea are Ondra, Andromeda, Anitra, Indira and Indeera.

Andrea is a very popular female first name and a popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Andrea. Click here to compare Andrea with related baby names.