Andreas

See also: Andreaš

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Andreas

1. A male given name from Ancient Greek from the Latin form of Andrew.
2. A transliteration of the Greek male given name Ανδρέας (Andréas).

See also

• San Andreas
• San Andreas fault

Anagrams

• Sarandë, nasarde

Danish

Proper noun

Andreas

1. Andrew (biblical figure)
2. a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Andrew

Related terms

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

References

• [2] 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^(key): /ˌɑnˈdreː.ɑs/

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• Hyphenation: An‧dre‧as

Proper noun

Andreas m

1. Andrew (apostle, brother of the apostle Peter)
2. 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^(key): /ˈɑnd̥reɑ̯s/, [ˈɑnd̥reɑ̯s]

Proper noun

Andreas

1. Andrew (biblical figure)
2. 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^(key): /ˈɑndreɑs/, [ˈɑ̝n.dre̞ɑ̝s̠]
• Rhymes: -ɑndreɑs
• Hyphenation^(key): And‧re‧as

Proper noun

Andreas

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

Declension

Inflection of Andreas (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
nominative		Andreas	Andreakset
genitive		Andreaksen	Andreasten Andreaksien
partitive		Andreasta	Andreaksia
illative		Andreakseen	Andreaksiin
		singular	plural
nominative		Andreas	Andreakset
accusative	nom.	Andreas	Andreakset
	gen.	Andreaksen
genitive		Andreaksen	Andreasten Andreaksien
partitive		Andreasta	Andreaksia
inessive		Andreaksessa	Andreaksissa
elative		Andreaksesta	Andreaksista
illative		Andreakseen	Andreaksiin
adessive		Andreaksella	Andreaksilla
ablative		Andreakselta	Andreaksilta
allative		Andreakselle	Andreaksille
essive		Andreaksena	Andreaksina
translative		Andreakseksi	Andreaksiksi
abessive		Andreaksetta	Andreaksitta
instructive		—	Andreaksin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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 282^nd 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^(key): [anˈdʁeːas]

• Audio (Austria):

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• Hyphenation: An‧dre‧as

Proper noun

Andreas m (proper noun, strong, genitive Andreas' or Andreas, plural Andreasse or Andreas or Andreas')

1. Andrew (biblical figure)
2. 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).

Declension

Declension of Andreas [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Andreas	die	Andreasse, Andreas, Andreas'
genitive	eines	des	Andreas', Andreas	der	Andreasse, Andreas, Andreas'
dative	einem	dem	Andreas	den	Andreassen, Andreas, Andreas'
accusative	einen	den	Andreas	die	Andreasse, Andreas, Andreas'

Related terms

• Andrea m
• Andrea f
• Andre m, André m

Further reading

• “Andreas” in Duden online

Proper noun

Andreas f or m

1. inflection of Andrea:
   1. genitive singular
   2. plural

Latin

Alternative forms

• Andrē̆a, Andrī̆a, Andrī̆ās

Etymology

Borrowed from the Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέᾱς (Andréās).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /anˈdreː.aːs/, [än̪ˈd̪reːäːs̠] or IPA^(key): /ˈan.dre.aːs/, [ˈän̪d̪reäːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /anˈdre.as/, [än̪ˈd̪rɛːäs] or IPA^(key): /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

1. a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Andrew
2. Andrew (biblical figure)

Declension

First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ās), singular only.

	singular
nominative	Andrē̆ās
genitive	Andrē̆ae
dative	Andrē̆ae
accusative	Andrē̆am Andrē̆ān
ablative	Andrē̆ā
vocative	Andrē̆ā

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

Manx

Proper noun

Andreas m

1. 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

1. Andrew (biblical figure)
2. 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
• [3] 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^(key): /ˈɑnˈ.dreː.ɑs/

Proper noun

Andrēas m

1. a male given name
2. 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')

1. (biblical) Andrew
2. 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.

3. 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^(key): /anˈdrɛas/

Proper noun

Andreas m

1. a male given name from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέᾱς (Andréās), equivalent to English Andrew
2. (biblical) Andrew

Mutation

Mutated forms of Andreas

radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
Andreas	unchanged	unchanged	Handreas

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^[4], Y Lolfa, →ISBN, page 16