Andreas - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Andreas \a-nd-reas, an-dreas\ is of Greek origin, and its meaning is "man". The original New Testament Greek form of Andrew. The manliness this name refers to is about the duties of a male in the patriarchal society of ancient Greece. The first duty of a man was to protect his home, and this name is sometimes translated as "warrior".

For more information, see also related names Andres and André.

Baby names that sound like Andreas are Andreus, Andras, Andrews, Andrea and Aindreas. Other similar baby names are Anders, Andrius, Andris, Andrey, Andrej, Andrei, Andrae, Andros, Andries, Andrian, Andrezj, Andrewes, Andresj, Andre and Aindrea.

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