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Ἀνδρέας

“man”

Ἀνδρέας (Andréās) is a masculine given name. It is used in Ancient Greek.

Ancient Greek and grWritten in Greek script. In English: Andrew.

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Meaning & origin

What it means

Ἀνδρέας goes back to a word meaning “man.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Ἀνδρέας is Andréas written in the Greek alphabet. Andréas comes from Ancient Greek.

Explained through its name family

Ἀνδρέας’s family of names

In Ancient Greek usage, Ἀνδρέας has a later derivative in Andrew. Ἀνδρέας has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Andrzej. In Ancient Greek usage, Ἀνδρέας has a conventional equivalent in the English form Andrew.

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Around the world

Ἀνδρέας has relatives in 32 languages.

26 related names in 32 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

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Spellings & scripts 2

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Across languages 24

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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