# 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).

### 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

* 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: /ˌɑnˈdreː.ɑs/
* Audio:(file)
* 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: /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: /ˈɑndreɑs/, [ˈɑ̝n.dre̞ɑ̝s̠]
* Rhymes: -ɑndreɑs
* Hyphenation: And‧re‧as

### Proper noun

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

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Andreas (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Andreakseni
Andreakseni
accusative
nom.
Andreakseni
Andreakseni
gen.
Andreakseni
genitive
Andreakseni
Andreasteni Andreaksieni
partitive
Andreastani
Andreaksiani
inessive
Andreaksessani
Andreaksissani
elative
Andreaksestani
Andreaksistani
illative
Andreakseeni
Andreaksiini
adessive
Andreaksellani
Andreaksillani
ablative
Andreakseltani
Andreaksiltani
allative
Andreakselleni
Andreaksilleni
essive
Andreaksenani
Andreaksinani
translative
Andreaksekseni
Andreaksikseni
abessive
Andreaksettani
Andreaksittani
instructive
comitative
—Andreaksineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Andreaksesi
Andreaksesi
accusative
nom.
Andreaksesi
Andreaksesi
gen.
Andreaksesi
genitive
Andreaksesi
Andreastesi Andreaksiesi
partitive
Andreastasi
Andreaksiasi
inessive
Andreaksessasi
Andreaksissasi
elative
Andreaksestasi
Andreaksistasi
illative
Andreakseesi
Andreaksiisi
adessive
Andreaksellasi
Andreaksillasi
ablative
Andreakseltasi
Andreaksiltasi
allative
Andreaksellesi
Andreaksillesi
essive
Andreaksenasi
Andreaksinasi
translative
Andreakseksesi
Andreaksiksesi
abessive
Andreaksettasi
Andreaksittasi
instructive
comitative
—Andreaksinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Andreaksemme
Andreaksemme
accusative
nom.
Andreaksemme
Andreaksemme
gen.
Andreaksemme
genitive
Andreaksemme
Andreastemme Andreaksiemme
partitive
Andreastamme
Andreaksiamme
inessive
Andreaksessamme
Andreaksissamme
elative
Andreaksestamme
Andreaksistamme
illative
Andreakseemme
Andreaksiimme
adessive
Andreaksellamme
Andreaksillamme
ablative
Andreakseltamme
Andreaksiltamme
allative
Andreaksellemme
Andreaksillemme
essive
Andreaksenamme
Andreaksinamme
translative
Andreakseksemme
Andreaksiksemme
abessive
Andreaksettamme
Andreaksittamme
instructive
comitative
—Andreaksinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Andreaksenne
Andreaksenne
accusative
nom.
Andreaksenne
Andreaksenne
gen.
Andreaksenne
genitive
Andreaksenne
Andreastenne Andreaksienne
partitive
Andreastanne
Andreaksianne
inessive
Andreaksessanne
Andreaksissanne
elative
Andreaksestanne
Andreaksistanne
illative
Andreakseenne
Andreaksiinne
adessive
Andreaksellanne
Andreaksillanne
ablative
Andreakseltanne
Andreaksiltanne
allative
Andreaksellenne
Andreaksillenne
essive
Andreaksenanne
Andreaksinanne
translative
Andreakseksenne
Andreaksiksenne
abessive
Andreaksettanne
Andreaksittanne
instructive
comitative
—Andreaksinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Andreaksensa
Andreaksensa
accusative
nom.
Andreaksensa
Andreaksensa
gen.
Andreaksensa
genitive
Andreaksensa
Andreastensa Andreaksiensa
partitive
Andreastaan Andreastansa
Andreaksiaan Andreaksiansa
inessive
Andreaksessaan Andreaksessansa
Andreaksissaan Andreaksissansa
elative
Andreaksestaan Andreaksestansa
Andreaksistaan Andreaksistansa
illative
Andreakseensa
Andreaksiinsa
adessive
Andreaksellaan Andreaksellansa
Andreaksillaan Andreaksillansa
ablative
Andreakseltaan Andreakseltansa
Andreaksiltaan Andreaksiltansa
allative
Andreakselleen Andreaksellensa
Andreaksilleen Andreaksillensa
essive
Andreaksenaan Andreaksenansa
Andreaksinaan Andreaksinansa
translative
Andreaksekseen Andreakseksensa
Andreaksikseen Andreaksiksensa
abessive
Andreaksettaan Andreaksettansa
Andreaksittaan Andreaksittansa
instructive
comitative
—Andreaksineen Andreaksinensa :

#### Related terms

* (given names) Antero, Antti, Atte, Anssi, Tero

#### Statistics

* Andreas is the 282nd most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 1,585 male individuals (and as a middle name to 4,005 more, making it more common as a middle name), and also belongs as a middle name to 6 female individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

## German
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [anˈdʁeːas]
* Audio (Austria):(file)
* Audio:(file)
* 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).

#### Related terms

* Andrea m
* Andrea f
* Andre m, André m

#### 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, 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: /anˈdreː.aːs/, [än̪ˈd̪reːäːs̠] or IPA: /ˈan.dre.aːs/, [ˈän̪d̪reäːs̠]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /anˈdre.as/, [än̪ˈd̪rɛːäs] or IPA: /ˈan.dre.as/, [ˈän̪d̪reäs]
* 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 with nominative singular in -ās), singular only.

#### Descendants

* Catalan: Andreu
* French: André
* Galician: André, Andrade
* Italian: Andrea
* Old Galician-Portuguese: Andreu
* Portuguese: André
* Piedmontese: Andrèia
* Ligurian: Drîa
* Romanian: Îndrea, Andrea, Undrea
* Spanish: Andrés

#### References

“Andreās” in the Thesaurus Linguae Latinae (TLL Open Access), Berlin (formerly Leipzig): De Gruyter (formerly Teubner), 1900–present
* ↑ Pede Certo - Digital Latin Metre‎, 2011

## Manx
### Proper noun

Andreas m
* a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Andrew

#### Related terms

* Andreays

## Norwegian
### Etymology

From Vulgate Latin Andreas. First recorded as a given name in Norway in the 12th century.

### Proper noun

Andreas
* Andrew (biblical figure)
* a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Andrew

#### Related terms

* variants: Anders, Andre, André
* feminine forms: Andrea, Andrine

### References

* Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
* Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 19 793 males with the given name Andreas living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with frequency peaks in the 19th century and in the 1990s. Accessed on April 29th, 2011.

## Old English
### Etymology

From Latin Andreas, displaced by the Old French ancestor of Andrew after the Norman Conquest.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /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

From Latin Andreas, of Ancient Greek origin. First recorded in Sweden in runes in the 12th century.

### Proper noun

Andreas c (genitive Andreas, Andreas')
* (biblical) Andrew
* a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Andrew
    Det där är Andreas hund.That's Andreas's dog.
    Andreas och Andrea har varsin hund men Andreas' är störst.Andreas and Andrea each have a dog, but Andreas's is the biggest.
* genitive of Andrea

#### Usage notes

The genitive form with an apostrophe is generally only to be used when one needs to tell the genitive 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

### 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: /anˈdrɛas/

### Proper noun

Andreas m
* a male given name from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέᾱς (Andréās), equivalent to English Andrew
* (biblical) Andrew

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### References

Heini Gruffudd (2010) Enwau Cymraeg i Blant / Welsh Names for Children‎, Y Lolfa, →ISBN, page 16