Given name
Andreja
“manliness”·“virility”
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.
Meaning & origin
What it means
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.
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Where it comes from
Andreja is a variant of Andrea. Italian Andrea is the equivalent of Andrew. English feminine Andrea is usually connected with Andreas, though an independent English creation from a Greek word has also been proposed.
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How it developed
Andreja is a variant of Andrea. The shared background comes through Andrea: The Italian and English traditions should be read separately. The English name may be a feminine adaptation of Andreas; another explanation treats it as a learned coinage from andreia. The evidence does not establish one route with certainty.
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The story
Andreja is a variant of Andrea. The history of Andrea gives this family its wider story. The English feminine name is documented from the seventeenth century rather than the Middle Ages. That later appearance is part of the reason its origin has been debated separately from Italian masculine Andrea.
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Andreja’s family of names
In Slovenian usage, Andreja shares a linguistic root with the Pannonian Rusyn form Андрея. Andreja has a related form in Andrea. Andreja has a conventional equivalent in the German form Andrea.
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Around the world
Andreja has relatives in 3 languages.
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Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Andreja
- Andreja PejićAustralian fashion modelborn 1991
- Andreja LeškiSlovenian judokaborn 1997
- Andreja KlepačSlovenian tennis playerborn 1986
- Andreja MaliSlovenian biathleteborn 1977
- Andreja GombocSlovene astrophysicistborn 1969
- Andreja KoblarSlovenian biathleteborn 1971
- Andreja SlokarSlovenian alpine skierborn 1997
- Andreja KatičSlovenian politicianborn 1969
- Andreja MilutinovićSerbian basketball player (born 1990)
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