Andreas

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέας (Andreas), cognate with ἀνδρεῖος (andreios, “manly”), both from ἀνήρ (anēr, “man”)

Proper noun

Andreas

1. A male given name from the Latin form of Andrew.

See also

• San Andreas
• San Andreas Fault

Anagrams

• Sarandë

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Danish

Proper noun

Andreas

1. (biblical) Andrew.
2. A male given name, equivalent to English Andrew.

Related terms

• (variants) Anders, André
• (feminine forms) Andrea
• (surnames) Andreasen

References

• [1] 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.

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Dutch

Proper noun

Andreas (m)

1. (biblical) Andrew.
2. A male given name, equivalent to English Andrew.

Related terms

• variants: Andries, André
• pet forms: Dries, Driesje, Drees, Dre, Dré, Andie, Andy
• feminine forms: Andrea

Anagrams

• raasden

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Estonian

Proper noun

Andreas

1. (biblical) Andrew
2. A male given name of biblical origin.

Related terms

• Ando, Andre, Andres, Andrus, Anti

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Finnish

Proper noun

Andreas

1. (biblical) Andrew (the Apostle).

Declension

Declension of Andreas (type vastaus) singular plural nominative Andreas Andreakset genitive Andreaksen Andreasten Andreaksien partitive Andreasta Andreaksia accusative Andreas Andreaksen Andreakset inessive Andreaksessa Andreaksissa elative Andreaksesta Andreaksista illative Andreakseen Andreaksiin adessive Andreaksella Andreaksilla ablative Andreakselta Andreaksilta allative Andreakselle Andreaksille essive Andreaksena Andreaksina translative Andreakseksi Andreaksiksi instructive – Andreaksin abessive Andreaksetta Andreaksitta comitative – Andreaksineen

Related terms

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

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German

Proper noun

Andreas (m)

1. (biblical) Andrew.
2. A male given name.

Related terms

• variants: Andre, André
• feminine form: Andrea

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέας (Andréas).

Proper noun

Andreas (genitive Andreae); m, first declension

1. Andrew

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	Andreās	Andreae
genitive	Andreae	Andreārum
dative	Andreae	Andreīs
accusative	Andreān	Andreās
ablative	Andreā	Andreīs
vocative	Andreā	Andreae

Descendants

Catalan: Andreu French: André Italian: Andrea

Portuguese: André Romanian: îndrea, andrea, undrea Spanish: Andrés

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Manx

Proper noun

Andreas m.

1. A male given name, Manx equivalent to Andrew.

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Norwegian

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Andreas

1. (biblical) Andrew.
2. A male given name .

Related terms

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

References

• Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, ISBN 82-521-4483-7
• [2] 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.

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Swedish

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Andreas

1. (biblical) Andrew.
2. A male given name, the biblical form of Anders.

Related terms

• (male given names:) Anders, André
• (pet forms:) Adde
• (female given names:) Andrea
• (surnames:) Anderson, Andreasson

References

• Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, ISBN 91-21-10937-0
• [3] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, ISBN 9119551622: 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.