From a Karelian vernacular form of Andreas, the name of Saint Andrew, the patron saint of the Jääski parish where the town is located.[1] Also probably partially from the (nearby) place name Anterniemi, Antrealanniemi, ultimately of the same origin (through the given name).[2] Compare the Swedish Sankt Andree (probably from a Finnish form). In Finnish towns named after individuals are often left as is. Compare the near-by Mikkeli (from St Michael), Pietari (“St Petersburg”) and Loviisa.
- IPA(key): /ˈɑntreɑ/, [ˈɑ̝n̪t̪re̞ɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑntreɑ
- Syllabification(key): Ant‧re‧a
Antrea
- Kamennogorsk (former municipality of Finland within territory ceded due to World War II, now in Russia)
- ^ Jäntti, Yrjö A., Haavio, Martti (1965) Suomen sana: kansalliskirjallisuutemme valiolukemisto (in Finnish), volume 17 (Pylkkänen-Roine), W. Söderström, page 446
- ^ Lehikoinen, Laila (2018) Antreasta Äyräpäähän: Luovutetun Karjalan pitäjien nimet[1] (in Finnish), Kotimaisten kielten keskus, →ISBN, page 6