Andreas

From Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέας (Andréas), cognate with ἀνδρεῖος (andreîos, “manly”), both from ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”)

Andreas

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

• San Andreas
• San Andreas fault

• Sarandë, nasarde

Andreas

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

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

• 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.

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέας (Andréas). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

• IPA^(key): /ˌɑnˈdreː.ɑs/

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• Hyphenation: An‧dre‧as

Andreas m

1. Andrew (apostle, brother of the apostle Peter)
2. A male given name, equivalent to English Andrew

• andreaskruis

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

• raasden

Andreas

1. Andrew (biblical figure)

1. A male given name, equivalent to English Andrew

• Ando, Andre, Andres, Andrus, Anti

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑndreɑs/, [ˈɑndre̞ɑs̠]

Andreas

1. Andrew (the Apostle).
2. (rare) A male given name, equivalent to English Andrew

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

• IPA^(key): [anˈdʀeːas]

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• Hyphenation: An‧dre‧as

Andreas m (genitive Andreas or Andreas', plural Andreasse)[1]

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

• The genitive Andreas can be used after the article des (masculine genitive singular).

• Andre, André

Andreas f

1. genitive singular of Andrea

From the Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέᾱς (Andréās).

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /anˈdreː.aːs/
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /anˈdre.as/, [anˈdreː.as]

Andrēās m (genitive Andrēae); first declension

1. Andrew (biblical figure)

First declension, masculine Greek type with nominative singular in -ās.

Andreas m

1. A male given name, equivalent to English Andrew

• Andreays

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

Andreas

1. Andrew (biblical figure)

1. A male given name, equivalent to English Andrew

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

• Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
• 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.

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

Andreas c (genitive Andreas, Andreas')

1. Andrew (biblical figure)
2. A male given name, 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 has each got a dog, but Andreas's is the biggest.

3. genitive of Andrea

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

The genitive form with an apostrophe is generally only to be used when you need to tell the genitive of Andreas and Andrea apart, see the usage examples above.

• Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
• Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →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.