Given name
Andrija
“manly; a warrior”
Andrija is a variant of Andrew. One Greek interpretation is “manly; a warrior.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Andrija is a variant of Andrew. One Greek interpretation is “manly; a warrior.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Andrija is a variant of Andrew. An origin associated with Andrew is Greek.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Serbo-Croatian usage, Andrija developed from Andreas.
Andrija’s family of names
In Serbo-Croatian usage, Andrija has an affectionate form in Andro. In Serbo-Croatian usage, Andrija developed from the Latin form Andreas. Andrija has a related form in Andrew.
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Around the world
Andrija has relatives in 10 languages.
9 related names in 10 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 9
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Andreasroot · German, Latin
- AndrejCzech
- AndrzejPolish
- АндрейRussian
- ΑνδρέαςGreek
- AndréPortuguese, French
- AndrésSpanish
- OndřejCzech
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People named Andrija
- Andrija ŽivkovićSerbian footballerborn 1996
- Andrija MohorovičićCroatian seismologist (1857–1936)
- Andrija DelibašićMontenegrin footballer (1981–2025)
- Andrija PrlainovićSerbian water polo playerborn 1987
- Andrija Kačić MiošićCroatian Franciscan friar and writer (1704-1760)
- Andrija KaluđerovićSerbian footballerborn 1987
- Andrija AnkovićCroatian footballer (1937-1980)
- Andrija PavlovićSerbian footballerborn 1993
- Andrija ZlatićSerbian sport shooterborn 1978
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