Andreas

Original New Testament Greek variation of Andrew
"strong and manly"

Andreas Origin and Meaning

The name Andreas is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "strong and manly".

Andreas is a beautiful name, with the patina of an Old Master painting, one that could make a dashing namesake for an Uncle Andrew.

In Europe, Andreas is currently in the Top 20 in Norway and is also popular in Denmark, Sweden, Germany, and Austria.

Some other international variations of Andrew you might want to consider — Andre, Andrei, Andres, Andrea, and Anders.

Notable namesakes include photographer Andreas Feininger. One not-so-pleasant association: the San Andreas fault line in California.

# 969 in the US

Andreas Rank in US Top 1000

# 577 on Nameberry

Andreas Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Andreas Popularity

Famous People Named Andreas

  • Andreas Vesalius
    Belgian anatomist
  • Andreas Papandreou
    former prime minister of Greece
  • Andreas Seppi
    Italian tennis player
  • Andreas Beck
    German tennis player
  • Andreas Haider
    Maurer, Austrian tennis player
  • Andreas Siljeström
    Swedish tennis player
  • Andreas Vinciguerra
    Swedish tennis player
  • Andreas Michálek (b. 2012)
    son of Zbyněk Michálek
  • Andreas Lubitz
    co,pilot who deliberately crashed Germanwings Flight 9525, killing everyone on board
  • Andreas Bourani
    popular German singer

Andreas in Pop Culture

  • GTA San Andreas
    PS2 video game
  • Andreas Wiik
    character from The dung,beetle flies at dusk, by Maria Gripe