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.

Andreas Rank in US Top 1000

# 969 in the US

Andreas Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 578 on Nameberry

Andreas Popularity

• 578 Nameberry 2024
• 176 Unique 2023
• 681 England 2023
• 154 Germany 2016
• 43 Norway 2015
• 56 Austria 2019

20 Names Similar to Andreas

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• Aeneas
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• Caius
• Adonis
• Alessio
• Casimir
• Justus
• Anders
• Oberon
• Marcellus
• Dimitri
• Darius
• Cassius
• Cato
• Castor
• Achilles
• Ari

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