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 [ 3 syll. an-drea, and-r-ea ] The girl name Andrea is also used as a boy name, though it is far more popular for girls. It is pronounced AENDRiyah or AANDREYah KEY. Andrea has its origins in the Old Greek language. It is used largely in Czech, English, German, Hungarian, Scandinavian, and Slavic. The name could have evolved as a feminine form of Andrew under the influence of the Greek Andreas, itself of the Greek element andreia ('male, manly, brave, virility'), or else it could be a direct coinage from the element. It was not used in the Middle Ages, and was later adopted on an irregular basis by English speakers in the 17th century. The form Andra as an English name is a recent 20th-century invention. Andrea is the feminine equivalent of the English, Greek, and Russian Andrew. The name Andrea is used to a great extent; it has 41 forms that are used in both English and foreign languages. English forms of the name include Andee, Andera, Andra (used in German as well), Andre, Andrean, Andreana (used in Italian as well), Andreea (used in Romanian as well), Andreena, Andrene, Andrette, Andrewina, Andri, Andria (used in Spanish as well), Andriana, Andrienne, Andrietta, Andrina (used in Italian as well), Andrine (used in Scandinavian as well), Aundrea, Dreena, Drena, Drina (used in Italian and Spanish as well), Ondrea, Rena (used in Greek, Italian, Hausa, and German as well), and Rina (used in Dutch, Hebrew, Russian, Estonian, and German as well). Other English forms include the short form Drea, the pet forms Ande, Andi, Andie, Andree, and Andy, and the spelling variants Aindrea (used in Irish as well) and Aondrea. Forms of Andrea used in foreign languages include the Spanish Adreanna, the French Andreé, the Portuguese Andreia, the Italian Andreina, the French and Portuguese Andréa, the French Andrée, the Greek Andrianna, and the Slavic Andrijana. See also the related form, the English Joandra. Andrea is popular as a baby girl name. The name increased in popularity from the 1900s up to the 1980s. At the height of its usage in 1981, 0.653% of baby girls were named Andrea. It had a ranking of #24 then. The baby name has slipped in popularity since then. In 2008, it ranked at #71 with a usage of 0.205%, but it was nevertheless the most regularly used within all girl names in its family. Andrea has mainly been a girl name in the last century. There were 68 times more girls than boys who were named Andrea in 1989. Baby names that sound like Andrea include the Portuguese Andreia, the French and Portuguese Andréa, the English and Spanish Andria, the English Aundrea, the English Andera, the English Aondrea, the English Ondrea, the English and German Andra, the English Andre, the English Andree, the English and Romanian Andreea, the French Andreé, the French Andrée, and the English Andri. Details of famous persons named Andrea: KEY: Pronunciation for Andrea: AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
