Given name
Andréas
“man”
Andréas is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in French.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Andréas is a romanization of Ἀνδρέας. Ἀνδρέας goes back to a word meaning “man.”
Explained through its name family
Andréas’s family of names
In Greek usage, Andréas is a transliteration of Ανδρέας. In Ancient Greek usage, Andréas is a transliteration of Ἀνδρέας.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 21
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Andréas
- Andréas HountondjiFrench and Beninese footballerborn 2002
- Andréas WindingFrench cinematographer (1928–1977)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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