Andrea

ANN-dree-a; AHN-dree-a; ahn-DRAY-a
Feminine variation of Andrew, Greek
"strong and manly"

Andrea Origin and Meaning

The name Andrea is a girl's name of German, English, Italian origin meaning "strong and manly".

Andrea — a feminine form of Andrew (and a male name in several European cultures) — comes with a good selection of pronunciations — ANN-dree-a, AHN-dree-a, or ahn-DRAY-a — each with a slightly different image: girl next door/slightly affected/downright mysterious

Andrea's popularity, while never huge, remained surprisingly steady for many years — until 2013, it hadn't been knocked out of the Top 100 since 1962. There have been countless featured on-screen characters named Andrea, on vehicles from the original Beverly Hills 90210 to The West Wing to The Devil Wears Prada.

Originally the Italian male form of Andrew, Andrea is found across many European cultures — for one sex or the other.

# 173 in the US

Andrea Rank in US Top 1000

# 539 on Nameberry

Andrea Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Andrea Popularity

Famous People Named Andrea

  • Andrea Lauren Bowen
    American actress
  • Andrea Baker
    American actress
  • Andrea Jane Corr
    Irish singer of group The Corrs
  • Andrea Romano
    American voice actress
  • Andrea Desiree Lewis
    Canadian actress
  • Andrea Nicole Parker
    American actress
  • Andrea Jean Hall
    American actress; twin sister Deirdre Hall
  • Andrea Laura Barber
    American actress known for Kimmy Gibbler on "Full House" and "Fuller House"
  • Andrea Kay "Missi" Pyle
    American actress
  • Andrea Rose Russett
    Youtuber
  • Andrea Joy "AJ" Cook
    Canadian actress
  • Andrea Mead Canning
    Canadian,American journalist
  • Andrea Rita Dworkin
    American feminist and author
  • Andrea Echeverri
    Colombian lead singer of Aterciopelados
  • (Rebecca) Andrea Thompson
    American actress
  • Andrea Eva Libman
    Canadian voice actress
  • Andrea Mitchell
    American TV journalist
  • Antoinette "Andrea" Leeds
    American actress
  • Andrea Koppel
    American TV journalist; daughter of Ted Koppel
  • Andrea Jaeger
    American tennis player
  • Andrea Feldman
    American actress
  • Andrea True (born Andrea Marie Truden)
    American adult film actress
  • Andrea Zollo
    American lead singer of Pretty Girls Make Graves
  • Andrea "LA" Thoma
    fiancee of American actor Grant Gustin
  • Andrea Louise Riseborough
    English actress
  • Andrea Ramos
    Andorran rhythmic gymnast
  • Andrea Katinskas
    attractive Brazilian woman sunbathing in Central Park, NYC, along with fellow Brazilian Woman Cida Gibaldi , shown in the
  • Print Edition of the "New York Post" for Thursday June 26
    2003, page 45

Andrea in Pop Culture

  • Andrea Doria
    Italian luxury liner that sank in 1956 off Nantucket
  • Andrea Malone
    from the TV series "Crumbs"
  • Andrea
    character on "Ghost Whisperer"
  • Andrea Cantillo
    character on AMC'S "Breaking Bad"
  • Andrea
    character from AMC's "The Walking Dead," played by Laurie Holden
  • Andrea "Andie" McPhee
    character on Dawson's Creek
  • Andrea Zuckerman
    intellectual member of the gang on "Beverly Hills 90210"
  • Andrea
    character in Yesterday's child, by Barbara Wood
  • Andrea "Andy" Sachs
    character in the 2006 film "The Devil Wears Prada" played by Anne Hathaway
  • Andrea Beaumont
    also known as Phantasm, character in DC Universe
  • Andrea
    a LEGO Friends character