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Andreas

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See also: Andreaš

English

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέᾱς (Andréās), cognate with ἀνδρεῖος (andreîos, “manly”), both from ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”). Doublet of Andrew.

Proper noun

Andreas

  1. A male given name from Ancient Greek from the Latin form of Andrew.
    • 2025 May 2, Amarachi Orie, “Archaeologists discover true identity of Costa Rica shipwrecks long thought to be pirate ships”, in CNN‎:
      Gregory led the excavations alongside marine archaeologist Andreas Kallmeyer Bloch, who is also a curator at the National Museum.
  2. A transliteration of the Greek male given name Ανδρέας (Andréas).
  3. A village and parish of the sheading of Ayre, Isle of Man.

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Danish

Proper noun

Andreas

  1. Andrew (biblical figure)
  2. a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Andrew

References

  • Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 37 684 males with the given name Andreas have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1990s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.
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Dutch

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέας (Andréas). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɑnˈdreː.ɑs/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: An‧dre‧as

Proper noun

Andreas m

  1. Andrew (apostle, brother of the apostle Peter)
  2. a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Andrew

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Estonian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑnd̥reɑ̯s/, [ˈɑnd̥reɑ̯s]

Proper noun

Andreas

  1. Andrew (biblical figure)
  2. a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Andrew

Finnish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέας (Andréas).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑndreɑs/, [ˈɑ̝n.dre̞ɑ̝s̠]
  • Rhymes: -ɑndreɑs
  • Syllabification(key): And‧re‧as
  • Hyphenation(key): And‧re‧as

Proper noun

Andreas

  1. Andrew (the Apostle).
  2. (rare) a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Andrew

Declension

More information nominative, genitive ...
More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...

Statistics

  • Andreas is the 282nd most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 1,626 male individuals (and as a middle name to 4,111 more, making it more common as a middle name), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
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German

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Andreas m (proper noun, strong, genitive Andreas' or Andreas, plural Andreasse or Andreas or Andreas')

  1. Andrew (biblical figure)
  2. a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Andrew

Usage notes

  • The genitive Andreas can be used after the article des (masculine genitive singular).

Declension

Declension of Andreas [masculine, strong]
More information singular, plural ...
  • Andreasakten
  • Andreasberg
  • Andreasbrunnen
  • Andreasdorf
  • Andreasflagge
  • Andreasgebet
  • Andreaskapelle
  • Andreaskirche
  • Andreaskreuz
  • Andreasnacht
  • Andreastag

Further reading

Proper noun

Andreas f or m

  1. inflection of Andrea:
    1. genitive singular
    2. plural
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Indonesian

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέᾱς (Andréās).

Proper noun

Andreas

  1. a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Andrew

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