Andréas

♂French boy's name

A French boy's name of Ancient Greek origin.

At a glance

GenderMasculine
OriginAncient Greek
Also spelledAndreas

Origin and meaning

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

Where it is mostly given

  • Belgium
  • Luxembourg
  • Netherlands
  • East Frisia
  • Germany
  • Austria
  • Switzerland
  • Denmark
  • Norway
  • Sweden

Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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