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Meaning & History

Andrea is the feminine form of Andrew in many European languages, including Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, German, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Romanian, Serbian, Slovak, Spanish, and Swedish. As an English name, it has been used since the 17th century, though it did not become common until the 20th century.

Related Names

Variants
(English) Andrina (Romanian) Andra 2, Andrada, Andreea (Norwegian) Andrine (Croatian) Andreja 1
Diminutives
(English) Andi 1, Andie, Andy, Drea, Drew, Dru, Jrue (Danish) Ea 2
Masculine Forms
(English) Andrew, Andie, Andy (Dutch) Andreas (German) Andi 1 (Icelandic) Andrés (Serbian) Andrej (Czech) Ondřej (Slovak) Ondrej (Hungarian) Andor 2, András, Endre 1, Andris, Bandi (Romanian) Andrei (Danish) Anders (Dutch) Andries (Serbian) Andrija (Croatian) Andro (Serbian) Andreja 2
Other Languages & Cultures
(Greek) Andriana (Latvian) Andra 1 (Portuguese (Brazilian)) Andréa (French) Andrée (Italian) Andreina (Latvian) Anda 1 (Portuguese) Andreia (Portuguese (Brazilian)) Andréia, Andressa, Andreza (Slovene) Andreja 1
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