Andreas - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Andreas \a-nd-re

, also used as girl's name Andreas, 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 Andre.

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 and Aindrea.

Andreas is a somewhat common first name for men (#1110 out of 1220) and an even more common last name for both men and women (#10679 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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