Andrea

Andrea is a given name which is common worldwide for both males and females, cognate to Andreas, Andrej and Andrew.
Origin of the name
The name derives from the Greek word ἀνήρ (anēr), genitive ἀνδρός (andrós), that refers to man as opposed to woman (whereas man in the sense of human being is ἄνθρωπος, ánthropos). The original male Greek name, Andréas, represents the hypocoristic, with endearment functions, of male Greek names composed with the andr- prefix, like Androgeos (man of the earth), Androcles (man of glory), Andronikos (man of victory).
In the year 2006, it was the third most popular name in Italy with 3.1% of newborns. It is one of the Italian male names ending in a, with others being Elia (Elias), Enea (Aeneas), Luca (Lucas), Mattia (Matthias), Nicola (Nicholas), Tobia (Tobias). In recent and past times it has also been used on occasion as a female name in Italy and in Spain, where it is considered the legitimate feminine form of Andrés/Andreo/Andreu (Andrew). Outside of Italy, the name is generally considered a female name.
Usage
In Czech, Slovak, Polish, Slovenian, Dutch, English, French, German, Hungarian, Scandinavian languages and Spanish, Andrea is a feminine name. Masculine forms are Andrej, Ondřej, Andrzej, Anže, Andrew, Andreas, András, Andrey, Andreo, Andrés, Anders, Andries or Andre.
In Albanian Andrea is a masculine name; its native form is Ndrea.
In Romansh Andrea is also a masculine name.
In Italian, Andrea is a primarily masculine name.
In Bulgarian Andrea (Андреа) is used as the feminine form of "Andrei".
In Croatia, Serbia and Slovenia, Andrea is a feminine name; Andreja can be used as female name, while Andrija, Andro and Andrej are masculine forms. The only exception is Istria, where Andrea is a male name.
In Romania Andreea is a feminine name and it is written with an extra "e". However, the feminine variation Andrea is also used. Andrea as etymon means knitting needle in Romanian. Andrei is the masculine form.
Andréia is the most common Portuguese spelling of this name, although Andréa is also used in Brazilian Portuguese. The masculine form is André.
In Dutch, Andrea is used as a female name, although the variant Andrée is found in French.
In Spanish, Andrea and variations spelled Andreina and Andressa are used as female variants for Andrey, Andreo, and Andrés.
In Basque, Andrea and Andere exist as female names. Two etymons merge in the former: the most widespread form with a Greek root, 'man', and the Basque-Aquitanian ancient form "andere(a)", present-day "andere(a)" and "andre(a)", 'madam', 'lady' (used mainly as title, e.g. "Andramari", 'Lady/Virgin Mary'), as opposed to "jaun", 'lord'. In popular usage, it can ultimately mean 'adult woman'.
In Catalan, Andrea is used as the feminine form of "Andreu".
In Asturian, Andrea is the feminine form of "Andrés".
Notable people
Women
Andrea Alföldi (born 1964), Hungarian race walker
Andrea Allan (born 1946), American actress
Andrea Álvarez Marín (born 1986), member of the Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica
Andrea Anders (born 1975), American actress
Andrea Arlington, American model, television personality, and life coach
Andrea Armstrong (born 1982), former American collegiate basketball player
Andrea Ávila (born 1970), Argentine long and triple jumper
Andrea Baker, American actress
Andrea Bang, Canadian actress
Andrea Barber (born 1976), American actress
Andrea Barthwell (born 1953), American federal civil servant and Illinois political hopeful
Andrea Berg (born 1966), German singer
Andrea Berg (born 1981), German volleyball player
Andrea Berger (born 1970), American tennis player
Andrea Borrell (born 1963), Cuban basketball player
Andrea Bowen (born 1990), American actress
Andrea Brown (R&B singer) (born 1974), American singer
Andrea Brillantes (born 2003), Filipina actress
Andrea Canning (born 1972), Canadian-American broadcast journalist
Andrea Češková (born 1971), Czech MEP
A. J. Cook (born 1978), Canadian actress
Andrea Corr (born 1974), Irish musician
Andrea del Boca, (born 1965) Argentine actress
Andrea Demetriades (born 1983), Australian actress
Andrea Demirović (born 1985), Montenegrin singer
Andrea Dewar (born 1979), Canadian water polo player
Andrea Donaldson, Canada theatre director
Andrea Dworkin (1946–2005), American radical feminist and writer
Andrea Echeverri (born 1965), Colombian singer and guitarist, lead singer of the rock band Aterciopelados
Andreea Ehritt-Vanc (born 1973), Romanian tennis player
Andrea Farkas (born 1969), Hungarian handball goalkeeper
Andrea Feldman (1948–1972), American actress
Andrea Fioroni (born 1969), Argentine field hockey player
Andrea Fischer (born 1960), German politician
Andrea Ghez (born 1965), American astronomer
Andrea Glass (born 1976), German tennis player
Andrea Gibson (born 1975), spoken word artist and activist
Andrea Gyarmati (born 1954), Hungarian swimmer
Andrea Hall (born 1947), American soap opera actress
Andrea Hayes (born 1969), American backstroke swimmer
Andréa Henriques (born 1980), Brazilian water polo player
Andrea Hlaváčková (born 1986), Czech tennis player
Andrea van den Hurk (born 1979), Dutch tennis player
Andrea Jaeger (born 1965), American former tennis player
Andrea Jeremiah (born 1985), Indian Tamil playback singer, film actress and model.
Andrea Jung (born 1959), business executive
Andrea Jürgens (1967–2017), German singer
Andrea Kevichüsa (born 2001), Indian model and actress
Andrea King (1919–2003), American actress
Andrea Kobetić (born 1985), Croatian handball player
Andrea Koevska (born 2000), Macedonian singer and Eurovision Song Contest 2022 entrant
Andrea Komšić (born 1996), Croatian alpine skier
Andrea Koppel (born 1963), American news correspondent
Andrea Leeds (1914–1984), American actress
Andrea Lehotská (born 1981), Slovak television hostess, actress, and top model.
Andrea Lekić (born 1987), Serbian handball player
Andrea Levy (1956–2019), British author
Andrea Lewis (born 1985), Canadian actress
Andrea Libman (born 1984), Canadian Voice Actress
Andrea Lowe (born 1975), British actress
Andrea Martin (born 1947), actress and comedian
Andrea Mayr (born 1979), Austrian long-distance runner
Andrea McArdle (born 1963), American singer and actress
Andrea Mitchell (born 1946), American news correspondent
Andrea Moody (born 1978), Canadian swimmer
Andrea Murez (born 1992), Israeli-American Olympic swimmer for Israel
Andrea Newman (1938–2019), British author
Andrea Olsen (born 1961), American politician
Andrea Petkovic (born 1987), German tennis player
Andreea Răducan (born 1983), Romanian gymnast
Andrea Rau (born 1947), German actress
Andrea Riseborough (born 1981), English actress
Andrea Immer Robinson (born 1964), Master Sommelier and Dean of Wine Studies at the French Culinary Institute
Andrea Romano (born 1955), American voice actress
Andrea Russett (born 1996), American actress
Andrea Růžičková (born 1984), Slovak actress and model
Andrea Sanke, American television journalist and presenter
Andrea Shaw (born 1983), American professional bodybuilder
Andrea Stuart (born 1962), Barbadian-British historian and writer
Andrea Suárez (born 1979), Thai singer
Andrea Temesvári (born 1966), Hungarian former tennis player
Andrea Thompson (born 1960), American actress
Andrea Torres (born 1990), Filipina actress and model
Andrea Tóth (born 1980), Hungarian water polo player
Andrea True (1943–2011), porn actress and singer
Andrea Valderrama (born 1989), American politician
Andrea Wilkens (born 1984), German footballer
Andrea Yates (born 1964), American defendant in a notorious filicide case
Andrea Zollo (born 1975), American singer
Andrea Zonn (born 1969), American singer and musician
Andrea Zsadon (born 1946), Hungarian soprano
Andrea (born 1987), Bulgarian singer
Men
Andrea Aguyar (died 1849), Uruguayan slave turned soldier and revolutionary
Andrea Alciato (1492–1550), Italian jurist
Andrea Aleksi (1425–1505), Albanian architect
Andrea Amati (1505–1577), luthier from Cremona, Italy, credited with making the first instruments of the violin family that are in the form we use today
Andrea Ammonio (c. 1478–1517), Italian poet
Andrea Andreani (1540–1623), Italian engraver on wood
Andrea Antico (c. 1480 – c. 1538) was an Istrian music printer, editor, publisher and composer of the Renaissance
Andrea Appiani (1754–1817), Italian painter
Andrea Argoli (1570–1657), Italian mathematician and astronomer
Andrea Aromatico (born 1966), Italian historian and expert in Hermetic iconography
Andrea Bacci (born 1972), Italian race car driver
Andrea Baldini (born 1985), Italian fencer
Andrea Bargnani (born 1985), Italian basketball player
Andrea Barzagli (born 1981), Italian football player
Andrea Belli (1703–1772), Maltese architect
Andrea Bianchi (1925–2013), Italian film director
Andrea Boattini (born 1969), Italian astronomer
Andrea Bocelli (born 1958), Italian singer, writer and music producer
Andrea Bogdani (1600–1683), Albanian prelate and scholar
Andrea Bonomi (1923–2003), Italian footballer
Andrea Briosco (c. 1470–1532), Italian sculptor and architect
Andrea Camilleri (1925–2019), Italian writer
Andrea Casiraghi (born 1984), eldest child of Princess Caroline of Monaco
Andrea Cesalpino (1519–1603), Italian physician, philosopher and botanist
Andrea Cinciarini (born 1986), Italian basketball player
Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo (1925–2017), Archbishop of Tuscania
Andrea Costa (1851–1913), Italian socialist activist
Andrea Debono (1821–1871), Maltese trader and explorer
Andrea Doria (1466–1560), Genoese condottiere and admiral.
He was the protonym for the ocean liner SS Andrea Doria, which famously sank in 1956, as well as four Italian warships.
Andrea Dovizioso (born 1986), Italian motorcycle racer
Andrea Ferrara, 16th-century Scottish artificer who introduced the manufacture of high-quality steel blades bearing his name
Andrea Figallo (born 1972), Italian composer and conductor
Andrea da Firenze (?-1415), Italian composer
Andrea del Sarto (1486–1530), Italian painter
Andrea del Verrocchio (c. 1435–1488), Florentine sculptor
Andrea diSessa (born 1947), American academic and epistemologist
Andrea Gabrieli (c. 1532/33-1585), Italian composer
Andrea Gioannetti (1722–1800), Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal
Andrea Iannone (born 1989), Italian MotoGP driver
Andrea Kim Taegŏn (1821–1846), first Korean Catholic priest, Patron Saint of Korea for the Catholic Church
Andrea Luchesi (1741–1801), Italian composer
Andrea Mantegna (c. 1431–1506), Florentine painter
Andrea Massena (1758–1817), French military commander of Sardinian origin during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, one of the original eighteen Marshals of the Empire created by Napoleon
Andrea Nuciforo (1964), US politician who served as Democratic State Senator (1997–2007)
Andrea Orcagna (c. 1308–1368), Florentine painter, sculptor and architect
Andrea Palladio (1508–1580), Italian architect
Andrea Pazienza (1956–1988), Italian comics artist
Andrea Pennacchi (born 1969), Italian actor
Andrea Pirlo (born 1979), Italian football player
Andrea Pisano (c. 1270–1348), Italian sculptor and architect
Andrea Prader (1919–2001), renowned Swiss scientist and physician, co-discoverer of the Prader-Willi syndrome
Andrea Prosperetti (born 1944), Italian physicist, member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering
Andrea Renzullo (born 1996), German singer
Andrea Sansovino (c. 1467–1529), Italian sculptor
Andrea Meldolla (1510/1515–1563), also known as Andrea Schiavone or Andrija Medulic, was a Dalmatian Renaissance painter and etcher
Andrea Settembrini (born 1991), Italian footballer
Andrea Solari (c. 1460–1524), Renaissance painter
Andrea Tacquet (1612–1660), Flemish mathematician and Jesuit priest whose work prepared the ground for the eventual discovery of the calculus
Andrea Tafi (fl. 1300–1325), Italian artist
Andrea Vassallo (1856–1928), Maltese architect
Andrea Vavassori (born 1995), Italian tennis player
Andrea Vesalius (1514–1564), Flemish physician, author of influential books on human anatomy and often referred to as the founder of modern human anatomy
Andrea Viterbi (born 1935), birthname of Italian-American scientist and engineer Andrew Viterbi, winner of the National Medal of Science
Andrea Zanzotto (1921–2011), Italian poet
Fictional characters
Andrea, a fictional character from Daria
Andrea Cantillo, a fictional character from Breaking Bad
Andrea Davenport, a fictional character from The Ghost and Molly McGee
Andrea Marino, a fictional character from Ghost Whisperer
Andrea "Andy" McNally, a fictional character from Rookie Blue
Andrea, a fictional character in The Walking Dead
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