Andreas

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέᾱς (Andréās), cognate with ἀνδρεῖος (andreîos, “manly”), both from ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”). Doublet of Andrew. === Proper noun === Andreas A male given name from Ancient Greek from the Latin form of Andrew. A transliteration of the Greek male given name Ανδρέας (Andréas). A village and parish of the sheading of Ayre, Isle of Man. === See also === San Andreas San Andreas fault === Anagrams === Sarandë, nasarde == Danish == === Proper noun === Andreas Andrew (biblical figure) a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Andrew ==== Related terms ==== (variants) Anders, André (feminine forms) Andrea (surnames) Andreasen === References === [3] 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. == 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/ Hyphenation: An‧dre‧as === Proper noun === Andreas m Andrew (apostle, brother of the apostle Peter) a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Andrew ==== Derived terms ==== andreaskruis ==== Related terms ==== variants: Andries, André, Dries, Driesje, Drees, Dre, Dré, Andie, Andy feminine forms: Andrea === Anagrams === raasden == Estonian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑnd̥reɑ̯s/, [ˈɑnd̥reɑ̯s] === Proper noun === Andreas Andrew (biblical figure) a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Andrew ==== Related terms ==== Andero, Ando, Andre, Andres, Andrus, Anti == 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 Andrew (the Apostle). (rare) a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Andrew ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== (given names) Antero, Antti, Atte, Anssi, Tero ==== 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. === References === == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [anˈdʁeːas] Hyphenation: An‧dre‧as === Proper noun === Andreas m (proper noun, strong, genitive Andreas' or Andreas, plural Andreasse or Andreas or Andreas') Andrew (biblical figure) 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 ==== ==== Related terms ==== Andrea m, Andrea f, Andre m, André m, Drees ==== Further reading ==== “Andreas” in Duden online === Proper noun === Andreas f or m inflection of Andrea: genitive singular plural == Indonesian == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέᾱς (Andréās). === Proper noun === Andreas a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Andrew === Further reading === “Andreas”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Latin == === Alternative forms === Andrē̆a, Andrī̆a, Andrī̆ās === Etymology === Borrowed from the Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέᾱς (Andréās). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [anˈdreː.aːs], [ˈan.dre.aːs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [anˈdrɛː.as], [ˈan.dre.as] Note: the originally short vowel always scans long in late dactylic poetry to fit the meter. This pronunciation likely gained currency under the Empire in order to imitate Greek stress, parallel to -ia, and is the only one reflected by Romance. === Proper noun === Andrē̆ās m sg (genitive Andrē̆ae); first declension a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Andrew Andrew (biblical figure) ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun (masculine, Greek-type, nominative singular in -ās), singular only. ==== Descendants ==== ==== References ==== “Andreās” in the Thesaurus Linguae Latinae (TLL Open Access), Berlin (formerly Leipzig): De Gruyter (formerly Teubner), 1900–present == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Norse Andreas, from Latin Andreas, ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέᾱς (Andréās). The Greek name belongs to the word family of ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”), genitive ἀνδρός (andrós), and ἀνδρεῖος (andreîos, “manly, brave”), and may originally have been a short form of compound names beginning in Andro-. The name spread through the veneration of Andrew the Apostle. Doublet of Anders and André. First attested in the 12th century in Norway. Cognate with Danish Andreas, Swedish Andreas, Icelandic Andreas, Faroese Andrias, German Andreas, Dutch Andreas and English Andrew. Doublet of Anders and André. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /¹anˈdreː.as/, [ɑnˈdrèː.ɑs] Rhymes: -eːas Hyphenation: An‧dre‧as === Proper noun === Andreas Andrew the Apostle, one of the Twelve Apostles and the brother of Saint Peter a male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek], equivalent to English Andrew ==== Usage notes ==== The Norwegian name day for Andreas is 30 November, shared with Anders and Ana. The name is traditionally masculine, although a very small number of women are registered with it in Norway. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Statistics === As of 1 January 2026, 21,394 men registered in Norway had Andreas as their first given name, including 19,385 who had it as their sole given name. Six women had Andreas as their sole given name. === References === “Andreas” in Store norske leksikon. == Old English == === Etymology === From Latin Andreas, displaced by the Old French ancestor of Andrew after the Norman Conquest. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑnˈ.dreː.ɑs/ === Proper noun === Andrēas m a male given name Andreas (poem); an Old English Poem. === References === Liber Vitae: Register and Martyrology of New Minster and Hyde Abbey, Winchester (New Minster Liber Vitae) page 33, line 23, recorded as "Andreas". == Swedish == === Etymology 1 === From Latin Andreas, of Ancient Greek origin. First recorded in Sweden in runes in the 12th century. ==== Proper noun ==== Andreas c (genitive Andreas or Andreas') (biblical) Andrew a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Andrew ===== Usage notes ===== The genitive spelling with an apostrophe is generally only to be used when one needs to tell the genitives of Andreas and Andrea apart; see the usage examples above. ===== Related terms ===== (male given names): Anders, André (pet forms): Adde (female given names): Andrea (surnames): Anderson, Andreasson === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Proper noun ==== Andreas genitive of Andrea === References === Roland Otterbjörk (1996), Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell, →ISBN Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin (1995), Förnamnsboken, Norstedts, →ISBN: 70,686 males with the given name Andreas living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1980s. Accessed on 19 June 2011. === Anagrams === dansare, rasande, sanerad == Welsh == === Alternative forms === Andras Andro Androw === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /anˈdrɛas/ === Proper noun === Andreas m a male given name from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέᾱς (Andréās), equivalent to English Andrew (biblical) Andrew === Mutation === === References === Heini Gruffudd (2010), Enwau Cymraeg i Blant / Welsh Names for Children‎[4], Y Lolfa, →ISBN, page 16