Given name · Russian · rsk
Андрея
“manliness”·“virility”
Андрея (Andreja) is a feminine given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Pannonian Rusyn.
Russian and rskWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Andreâ.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Андрея is Andreja written in Cyrillic. Andreja is a variant of Andrea. For the English feminine name, one alternative theory points to Greek andreia, “manliness” or “virility.” This is a proposed route of formation, not a settled translation covering every use of Andrea.
Explained through its name family
Андрея’s family of names
In Pannonian Rusyn usage, Андрея shares a linguistic root with the Slovenian form Andreja. In Russian usage, Андрея has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Andrea. In Pannonian Rusyn usage, Андрея can be written in the Roman alphabet as Andreja.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Андрея has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
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Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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