Andrea is a

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a ...

which is common worldwide for both males and females, cognate to

Andreas Andreas ( el, Ἀνδρέας) is a name usually given to males in Austria, Greece, Cyprus, Denmark, Armenia, Estonia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Finland, Flanders, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Romania, the Netherlands, and Indonesia. The name ...

Andrej Andrey, Andrej or Andrei (in Cyrillic script: Андрей, Андреј or Андрэй) is a form of Andreas/ Ἀνδρέας in Slavic languages and Romanian. People with the name include: *Andrei of Polotsk ( – 1399), Lithuanian nobleman * ...

and

Andrew Andrew is the English form of a given name common in many countries. In the 1990s, it was among the top ten most popular names given to boys in List of countries where English is an official language, English-speaking countries. "Andrew" is freq ...

Origin of the name

The name derives from the

Greek Greek may refer to: Greece Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group. *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family. **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...

word ἀνήρ (''anēr''), genitive ἀνδρός (''andrós''), that refers to man as opposed to woman (whereas ''man'' in the sense of ''human being'' is ἄνθρωπος, ''ánthropos''). The original male Greek name, ''Andréas'', represents the

hypocoristic A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek: (), from (), 'to call by pet names', sometimes also ''hypocoristic'') or pet name is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as '' Izzy'' for ...

, with

endearment Affection or fondness is a "disposition or state of mind or body" that is often associated with a feeling or type of love. It has given rise to a number of branches of philosophy and psychology concerning emotion, disease, influence, and sta ...

functions, of male Greek names composed with the ''andr-'' prefix, like

Androgeos Androgeos or Androgeus (Ancient Greek: Ἀνδρόγεως, la, Androgeum or Androgeōs derived from ''andros'' "of a man" and ''geos'', genitive ''gē'' "earth, land") was the name of two individuals in Classical mythology. * Androgeus, son of ...

(''man of the earth''),

Androcles Androcles ( el, Ἀνδροκλῆς, alternatively spelled Androclus in Latin), is the main character of a common folktale about a man befriending a lion. The tale is included in the Aarne–Thompson classification system as type 156. The ...

(''man of glory''), Andronikos (''man of victory''). In the year 2006, it was the third most popular name in Italy with 3.1% of newborns. It is one of the Italian male names ending in ''a'', with others being

Elia Elia is a name which may be a variant of the names Elias, Elijah, Eli or Eliahu, and may refer to: People * Aelia (gens) or Elia, a ''gens'' of Ancient Rome Mononymic * Elia or Elijah, a biblical prophet * Elia, a pen-name of Charles Lamb First ...

(

Elias Elias is the Greek equivalent of Elijah ( he, אֵלִיָּהוּ‎ ''ʾĒlīyyāhū''; Syriac: ܐܠܝܐ ''Eliyā''; Arabic: الیاس Ilyās/Elyās), a prophet in the Northern Kingdom of Israel in the 9th century BC, mentioned in several h ...

), Enea (

Aeneas In Greco-Roman mythology, Aeneas (, ; from ) was a Trojan hero, the son of the Trojan prince Anchises and the Greek goddess Aphrodite (equivalent to the Roman Venus). His father was a first cousin of King Priam of Troy (both being grandsons ...

Luca The last universal common ancestor (LUCA) is the most recent population from which all organisms now living on Earth share common descent—the most recent common ancestor of all current life on Earth. This includes all cellular organisms; th ...

( Lucas), Mattia ( Matthias), Nicola ( Nicholas), Tobia (

Tobias Tobias is the transliteration of the Greek which is a translation of the Hebrew biblical name he, טוֹבִיה, Toviyah, JahGod is good, label=none. With the biblical Book of Tobias being present in the Deuterocanon/Apocrypha of the Bible ...

). In recent and past times it has also been used on occasion as a female name in Italy and in Spain, where it is considered the legitimate feminine form of Andrés/Andreo/Andreu (Andrew). Outside of Italy, the name is generally considered a female name.

Usage

* In

Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus' Places * Czech, ...

, Slovak,

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles Poles,, ; singular masculine: ''Polak'', singular feminine: ''Polka'' or Polish people, are a West Slavic nation and ethnic group, w ...

Slovenian Slovene or Slovenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Slovenia, a country in Central Europe * Slovene language, a South Slavic language mainly spoken in Slovenia * Slovenes The Slovenes, also known as Slovenians ( sl, Sloven ...

Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

, French,

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) ** Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ge ...

, Hungarian,

Scandinavian languages The North Germanic languages make up one of the three branches of the Germanic languages—a sub-family of the Indo-European languages—along with the West Germanic languages and the extinct East Germanic languages. The language group is also r ...

and

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Can ...

, ''Andrea'' is a feminine name. Masculine forms are

Ondřej Ondřej �ondr̝ɛjis a Czech given name, similar to English Andrew. * Ondřej Bank (born 1980), Czech alpine skier * Ondřej Buchtela (1999–2020), Czech ice hockey player * Ondřej Čelůstka (born 1989), Czech footballer * Ondřej Cverna (b ...

Andrzej Andrzej is the Polish form of the given name Andrew. Notable individuals with the given name Andrzej * Andrzej Bartkowiak (born 1950), Polish film director and cinematographer * Andrzej Bobola, S.J. (1591–1657), Polish saint, missionary and ...

, Anže,

András András () is a Hungarian masculine given name, the Hungarian form of ''Andrew''. Notable people with the name include: * András Ádám-Stolpa (born 1921), Hungarian tennis player * András Adorján (born 1950), Hungarian writer * András Ágos ...

, Andreo, Andrés,

Anders Anders is a male name in Scandinavian languages and Fering North Frisian, an equivalent of the Greek Andreas ("manly") and the English Andrew. It originated from Andres via metathesis. In Sweden, Anders has been one of the most common names fo ...

, Andries or Andre. * In Albanian ''Andrea'' is a masculine name; its native form is Ndrea. * In Romansh ''Andrea'' is also a masculine name. * In

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ...

, ''Andrea'' is a primarilyDizionario della lingua italiana – Volume VII, p. 529
/ref> masculine name. * In Bulgarian Andrea (Андреа) is used as the feminine form of "Andrei". * In

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Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin and the Balkans. It shares land borders with Hungar ...

and

Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...

, ''Andrea'' is a feminine name; ''Andreja'' can be used as female name, while ''Andrija'', ''Andro'' and ''Andrej'' are masculine forms. The only exception is Istria, where Andrea is a male name. * In

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and ...

Andreea Andreea is a Romanian feminine given name. It is the feminine of Andrei, the Romanian form of Andrew. The name Andreea become popular from the 1970s onwards, being one of the most common given names in the younger generations, ranking third in pop ...

'' is a feminine name and it is written with an extra "e". However, the feminine variation ''Andrea'' is also used. Andrea as

etymon Etymology ()The New Oxford Dictionary of English (1998) – p. 633 "Etymology /ˌɛtɪˈmɒlədʒi/ the study of the class in words and the way their meanings have changed throughout time". is the study of the history of the form of words and ...

means ''knitting needle'' in

Romanian Romanian may refer to: *anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania **Romanians, an ethnic group **Romanian language, a Romance language *** Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language ** Romanian cuisine, tradition ...

Andrei Andrei, Andrey or Andrej (in Cyrillic script: Андрэй , Андрей or Андреј) is a form of Andreas/Ἀνδρέας in Slavic languages and Romanian. People with the name include: *Andrei of Polotsk (–1399), Lithuanian nobleman *A ...

is the masculine form. * ''

Andréia Andréia (or Andreia) is a Portuguese language, Portuguese feminine given name. Notable people named Andréia or Andreia include: People * Andreia Aparecida Hessel (born 1984), Brazilian marathon runner * Andreia Bandeira (born 1987), Brazilian ...

'' is the most common Portuguese spelling of this name, although ''Andréa'' is also used in Brazilian Portuguese. The masculine form is

André André — sometimes transliterated as Andre — is the French and Portuguese form of the name Andrew, and is now also used in the English-speaking world. It used in France, Quebec, Canada and other French-speaking countries. It is a variation ...

. * In Dutch, ''Andrea'' is used as a female name, although the variant ''Andrée'' is found in French. * In Spanish, ''Andrea'' and a variation spelled ''Andressa'' are used as female variants for ''Andreo'' and ''Andrés''. * In

Basque Basque may refer to: * Basques, an ethnic group of Spain and France * Basque language, their language Places * Basque Country (greater region), the homeland of the Basque people with parts in both Spain and France * Basque Country (autonomous co ...

, ''Andrea'' and ''Andere'' exist as female names. Two

s merge in the former: the most widespread form with a Greek root, 'man', and the Basque-Aquitanian ancient form "andere(a)", present-day "andere(a)" and "andre(a)", 'madam', 'lady' (used mainly as title, e.g. "Andramari", 'Lady/Virgin Mary'), as opposed to "jaun", 'lord'. In popular usage it can ultimately mean 'adult woman'. * In

Catalan Catalan may refer to: Catalonia From, or related to Catalonia: * Catalan language, a Romance language * Catalans, an ethnic group formed by the people from, or with origins in, Northern or southern Catalonia Places * 13178 Catalan, asteroid #1 ...

, Andrea is used as the feminine form of "Andreu".

Notable people

Women

* Andrea Alföldi (born 1964), Hungarian race walker * Andrea Allan (born 1946), American actress *

Andrea Anders Andrea Anders (born May 10, 1975) is an American actress. She is best known for her work on television, notably through her main roles on five anticipated but short-lived sitcoms, ''Joey'', '' The Class'', ''Better Off Ted'', '' Mr. Sunshine'' and ...

(born 1975), American actress * Andrea Arlington, American model, television personality, and life coach *

Andrea Armstrong Andrea Armstrong (born May 18, 1982) is an American who is a former NCAA basketball player. Armstrong hails from Lakeside, Oregon, but was born in Longview, Washington. After a stellar high school basketball career, Armstrong began her collegia ...

(born 1982), former American collegiate basketball player *

Andrea Ávila Andrea Verónica Ávila (born April 4, 1970, in Villa Carlos Paz) is a retired long and triple jumper from Argentina. Ávila won two medals at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, Argentina Mar del Plata is a city on the coast of the ...

(born 1970), Argentine long and triple jumper *

Andrea Baker Andrea Baker (née Taylor) is an American actress. In film, she is known for her role as Peggy Jane in the 1998 film '' Pleasantville'', as well as her voice roles portraying Clover in the French-Canadian animated television series ''Totally Spie ...

, American actress * Andrea Bang, Canadian actress *

Andrea Barber Andrea Laura Barber (born July 3, 1976) is an American actress. She is known for playing Kimmy Gibbler in the ABC sitcom ''Full House'' and the Netflix sequel series '' Fuller House''. Early life Barber is the youngest of three children. She ...

(born 1976), American actress * Andrea Barthwell (born 1953), American federal civil servant and Illinois political hopeful * Andrea Berg (born 1966), German singer * Andrea Berg (born 1981), German volleyball player * Andrea Berger (born 1970), American tennis player * Andrea Borrell (born 1963), Cuban basketball player *

Andrea Bowen Andrea Bowen is an American actress and singer. She began her career appearing on Broadway musicals, including ''Les Misérables'' and ''The Sound of Music''. In 2004, she began playing the role of Julie Mayer on the ABC comedy-drama series ''Des ...

(born 1990), American actress * Andrea Brown (R&B singer) (born 1974), American singer *

Andrea Brillantes Anndrew Blythe Daguio Gorostiza (born March 12, 2003), known professionally as Andrea Brillantes (), is a Filipino actress. She is best known for her roles as the titular character in ''Annaliza'' (2013) and as Marga Bartolome in ''Kadenang G ...

(born 2003), Filipina actress * Andrea Canning (born 1972), Canadian-American broadcast journalist *

Andrea Češková Andrea Češková (born 18 October 1971) is a Czech Civic Democratic Party politician. She was a Member of the European Parliament for the Czech Republic between 2009 and 2014. After graduating in law from Charles University in Prague, Češkov� ...

(born 1971), Czech MEP *

Andrea Corr Andrea Jane Corr MBE (born 17 May 1974) is an Irish singer, songwriter, musician and actress. Corr debuted in 1990 as the lead singer of the Celtic folk rock and pop rock group The Corrs along with her three elder siblings Caroline, Sharon ...

(born 1974), Irish musician *

Andrea del Boca Andrea del Boca (born 18 October 1965, in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine actress and singer. She began her career as a child actress and subsequently became popular in the 1980s and 1990s for her roles in telenovelas, such as '' Estrellita mía'', ...

, (born 1965) Argentine actress *

Andrea Demetriades Andrea Demetriades (born 1987) is an Australian actress known for her television, theatre and film roles. Personal life Demetriades was born in Perth, the youngest of four sisters. Her father, Costas, emigrated from Cyprus in 1969 and met her ...

(born 1983), Australian actress *

Andrea Demirović Andrea Demirović ( sr-cyrl, Андреа Демировић; born 17 June 1985), also known as simply Andrea, is a Montenegrin singer and a student of the Cetinje Music Academy – ''Music Pedagogy''. Demirović was born in Podgorica, Monteneg ...

(born 1985), Montenegrin singer * Andrea Dewar (born 1979), Canadian water polo player * Andrea Donaldson, Canada theatre director *

Andrea Dworkin Andrea Rita Dworkin (September 26, 1946 – April 9, 2005) was an American radical feminist writer and activist best known for her analysis of pornography. Her feminist writings, beginning in 1974, span 30 years. They are found in a dozen solo ...

(1946–2005), American radical feminist and writer *

Andrea Echeverri Andrea Echeverri Arias (born September 13, 1965) is a Colombian rock/pop singer and guitarist. She holds a degree in Fine Arts from University of Los Andes and was a ceramist before becoming a musician. She is the lead singer in Aterciopelados ...

(born 1965), Colombian singer and guitarist, lead singer of the rock band Aterciopelados * Andreea Ehritt-Vanc (born 1973), Romanian tennis player * Andrea Farkas (born 1969), Hungarian handball goalkeeper *

Andrea Feldman Andrea Feldman (April 1, 1948 – August 8, 1972) was an American actress and Warhol superstar. She committed suicide in 1972. Career Andrea Feldman was a native New Yorker. She attended Quintano's School for Young Professionals, a high sc ...

(1948–1972), American actress * Andrea Fioroni (born 1969), Argentine field hockey player *

Andrea Fischer Andrea Fischer (born January 14, 1960) is a former member of the German Bundestag for the German Green Party and from 1998 until 2001 was Federal Minister for Health. She dropped out of the Bundestag in 2002. Life Education and profession After ...

(born 1960), German politician * Andrea Ghez (born 1965), American astronomer *

Andrea Glass Andrea Glass (born 17 July 1976) is a former professional German tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 53rd, which she reached on 1 February 1999, as a result of reaching the third round of the Australian Open, where Anna Kournikova ...

(born 1976), German tennis player *

Andrea Gibson Andrea Gibson (born August 13, 1975) is an American poet and activist from Calais, Maine, who has lived in Boulder, Colorado since 1999. Gibson's poetry focuses on gender norms, politics, social reform, and LGBTQ topics. Personal life Gibson ...

(born 1975), spoken word artist and activist * Andrea Gyarmati (born 1954), Hungarian swimmer * Andrea Hall (born 1947), American soap opera actress * Andrea Hayes (born 1969), American backstroke swimmer *

Andréa Henriques Andréa Guida Berlanga Henriques (born January 5, 1980) is a female water polo player from Brazil, who won the bronze medal with the Brazil women's national water polo team at the 2003 Pan American Games. She also competed at the 2007 Pan America ...

(born 1980), Brazilian water polo player *

Andrea Hlaváčková Andrea is a given name which is common worldwide for both males and females, cognate to Andreas, Andrej and Andrew. Origin of the name The name derives from the Greek word ἀνήρ (''anēr''), genitive ἀνδρός (''andrós''), that re ...

(born 1986), Czech tennis player * Andrea van den Hurk (born 1979), Dutch tennis player * Andrea Immer Robinson (born 1964), Master Sommelier and Dean of Wine Studies at the French Culinary Institute *

Andrea Jaeger Andrea Jaeger ( ; born June 4, 1965) is an American former professional tennis player. A world No. 2, Jaeger's brief but highly successful tennis career ended prematurely due to major shoulder injuries. Jaeger started her professional tennis career ...

(born 1965), American former tennis player *

Andrea Jeremiah Andrea Maria Jeremiah is an Indian actress, playback singer, and a musician, who works predominantly in Tamil and Malayalam language films. She made her acting debut in Tamil film ''Pachaikili Muthucharam'' (2007), and Malayalam debut with '' A ...

(born 1985), Indian Tamil playback singer, film actress and a model. * A. J. Cook (born 1978), Canadian actress *

Andrea Jung Andrea Jung (鍾彬嫻, pinyin: Zhōng Bīnxián, jyutping: zung1 ban1 haa4) (born 1958) is a Canadian-American executive, non-profit leader, and prominent women's-issues supporter based in New York City. In April 2014, she became president and ...

(born 1959), business executive * Andrea Jürgens (1967–2017), German singer * Andrea Kevichüsa (born 2001), Indian model and actress *

Andrea King Andrea King (born Georgette André Barry; February 1, 1919 – April 22, 2003) was an American stage, film, and television actress, sometimes billed as Georgette McKee. Early life Andrea King was born Georgette André Barry on February 1, 1919, ...

(1919–2003), American actress * Andrea Kobetić (born 1985), Croatian handball player * Andrea Koevska (born 2000), Macedonian singer and

Eurovision Song Contest 2022 The Eurovision Song Contest 2022 was the 66th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Turin, Italy, following the country's victory at the with the song "" by Måneskin. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and ...

entrant * Andrea Komšić (born 1996), Croatian alpine skier * Andrea Koppel (born 1963), American news correspondent *

Andrea Leeds Andrea Leeds (born Antoinette Lees, August 18, 1913 – May 21, 1984) was an American film actress. A popular supporting player of the late 1930s, Leeds was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in ''S ...

(1914–1984), American actress *

Andrea Lehotská Andrea Lehotská (born December 2, 1981 in Detva, Slovakia) is a Slovak-Italian television hostess, actress and model. Biography In March 2001, Lehotská was one of the twelve finalists in the Miss Slovakia contest for Miss Universe 2001. In 2 ...

(born 1981), Slovak television hostess, actress, and top model. * Andrea Lekić (born 1987), Serbian handball player *

Andrea Levy Andrea Levy (7 March 1956 – 14 February 2019) was an English author best known for the novels '' Small Island'' (2004) and ''The Long Song'' (2010). She was born in London to Jamaican parents, and her work explores topics related to British ...

(1956–2019), British author *

Andrea Lewis Andrea Desiree Lewis (born August 15, 1985) is a Canadian actress and singer known for her role as Hazel Aden in the long-running TV series '' Degrassi: The Next Generation''. Television and film Lewis appeared with Diahann Carroll in the biop ...

(born 1985), Canadian actress *

Andrea Libman Andrea Eva Libman (born July 19, 1984) is a Canadian actress whose most popular on-screen appearances are in ''Little Women'', '' Andre'', and a guest role on ''The X-Files''. She is also known for providing voice acting in various animated show ...

(born 1984), Canadian Voice Actress *

Andrea Lowe Andrea Lowe (born 1 May 1975 in Arnold, Nottinghamshire) is an English actress. Career She started her theatre career at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre in the play '' The Birthday Party'' by Harold Pinter.Andrea Martin Andrea Louise Martin (born January 15, 1947) is an American-Canadian actress, singer, and comedian, best known for her work in the television series '' SCTV'' and ''Great News''. She has appeared in films such as '' Black Christmas'' (1974), ''W ...

(born 1947), actress and comedian * Andrea Mayr (born 1979), Austrian long-distance runner *

Andrea McArdle Andrea McArdle is an American singer and actress best known for originating the role of Annie in the Broadway musical '' Annie''. Career McArdle was born in Philadelphia. While studying dance as a child, she was spotted by a talent agent who got ...

(born 1963), American singer and actress *

Andrea Mitchell Andrea Mitchell (born October 30, 1946) is an American television journalist, anchor and commentator for NBC News, based in Washington, D.C. She is NBC News' chief foreign affairs & chief Washington correspondent, reporting on the 2008 presi ...

(born 1946), American news correspondent * Andrea Moody (born 1978), Canadian swimmer *

Andrea Murez Andrea "Andi" Murez ( he, אנדראה "אנדי" מורז; born January 29, 1992), is an Israeli-American Olympic swimmer. She swam for Israel at the 2016 Summer Olympics. She will represent Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics. She represented ...

(born 1992), Israeli-American Olympic swimmer for Israel * Andrea Newman (1938–2019), British author * Andrea Olsen (born 1961), American politician *

Andrea Petkovic Andrea Petkovic (, ; born 9 September 1987) is a German former professional tennis player. Born in Tuzla, SFR Yugoslavia, to Serbian father Zoran and Bosniak mother Amira, she moved to Germany at six months old and turned professional in 2006 a ...

(born 1987), German tennis player * Andreea Răducan (born 1983), Romanian gymnast *

Andrea Rau Andrea Rau (born 1947 in Stuttgart, Germany) is a German actress and producer who has appeared in several German films as well as appearing in the television series ''Derrick''. Her most well-known film appearance was in the 1971 Belgian erotic ...

(born 1947), German actress * Andrea Russett (born 1996), American actress * Andrea Růžičková (born 1984), Slovak actress and model * Andrea Romano (born 1955), American voice actress *

Andrea Sanke Andrea Sanke is an American television journalist. She currently works as a senior presenter for TRT World in Istanbul. Career After working for US broadcasters NBC and National Public Radio in the mid-1990s, Andrea was based in Bogota, Colombi ...

, American television journalist and presenter * Andrea Shaw (born 1983), American professional bodybuilder * Andrea Stuart (born 1962), Barbadian-British historian and writer * Andrea Suárez (born 1979), Thai singer *

Andrea Temesvári Andrea Temesvári (born 26 April 1966) is a former professional tennis player from Hungary. She won the Italian Open at age sixteen, but injuries would later hamper her career. Born in Budapest, Temesvári began playing tennis at age nine. Sh ...

(born 1966), Hungarian former tennis player *

Andrea Thompson Rebecca Andrea Thompson (born January 6, 1960)
Film Reference. Retrieved May 19, 2013. is an Ameri ...

(born 1960), American actress *

Andrea Tóth Andrea Tóth (born 7 August 1981) is a female water polo player from Hungary, who competed for her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Tóth played for VF Kecskemét, BVSC, Dunaujváros, Volturno Italy and Szentes. ...

(born 1980), Hungarian water polo player *

Andrea True Andrea Marie Truden (July 26, 1943 – November 7, 2011), better known by her pseudonym Andrea True, was an American pornographic actress and singer from the disco era. In addition to her given name, she had multiple stage names, including Inger ...

(born 1943), porn actress and singer *

Andrea Valderrama Andrea Valderrama is a PeruvianAmerican politician who is currently the Oregon state representative in Oregon's 47th district. She was appointed to the seat after incumbent Democrat Diego Hernandez resigned. Prior to her time in the Oregon Hou ...

(born 1989), American politician * Andrea Wilkens (born 1984), German footballer *

Andrea Yates Andrea Pia Yates ( Kennedy; born July 2, 1964) is an American woman from Houston, Texas, who confessed to drowning her five children in their bathtub on June 20, 2001. She had severe postpartum depression, postpartum psychosis, and schizophreni ...

(born 1964), American defendant in a notorious filicide case * Andrea Zollo (born 1975), American singer *

Andrea Zonn Andrea Elizabeth Zonn (born 1969) is a singer and fiddle player who grew up in Urbana, Illinois. She grew up in an environment surrounded by music. She sings, and plays classical violin, and is fluent in numerous other musical genres. Zonn first ...

(born 1969), American singer and musician * Andrea Zsadon (born 1946), Hungarian soprano * Andrea (born 1987), Bulgarian singer

Men

Andrea Aguyar Andrea Aguyar, nicknamed Andrea il Moro, (?, Montevideo, Uruguay - 30 June 1849, Rome, Italy) was a former Black slave from Uruguay who became a follower of Garibaldi in both South America and Italy, and who died in defence of the revolutiona ...

(died 1849), Uruguayan slave turned soldier and revolutionary *

Andrea Alciato Andrea Alciato (8 May 149212 January 1550), commonly known as Alciati (Andreas Alciatus), was an Italian jurist and writer. He is regarded as the founder of the French school of legal humanists. Biography Alciati was born in Alzate Brianza, n ...

(1492–1550), Italian jurist * Andrea Amati (1505–1577), luthier from Cremona, Italy, credited with making the first instruments of the violin family that are in the form we use today *

Andrea Antico Andrea Antico (also Andrea Antico da Montona, Anticho, Antiquo) (c. 1480 – after 1538) was a music printer, editor, publisher and composer of the Renaissance born in the Republic of Venice, of Istrian birth, active in Rome and in Venice. ...

(c. 1480 – c. 1538) was an Istrian music printer, editor, publisher and composer of the Renaissance *

Andrea Aleksi Andrea Alessi ( sq, Andrea Nikollë Aleksi, hr, Andrija Aleši, 1425–1505) was an Albanian architect and sculptor born in Durazzo ( Albania Veneta), considered one of the most distinguished artists of Dalmatia. Alessi was born in Durazzo (m ...

(1425–1505), Albanian architect * Andrea Ammonio (c. 1478–1517), Italian poet * Andrea Andreani (1540–1623), Italian engraver on wood *

Andrea Appiani Andrea Appiani (31 May 17548 November 1817) was an Italian Neoclassicism, neoclassical painter. Life Born in Milan, it had been intended that he follow his father's career in medicine but instead entered the private academy of the painter Car ...

(1754–1817), Italian painter *

Andrea Argoli Andrea Argoli (1570–1657), born in Tagliacozzo, was a versatile Italian scholar. He was a jurist, mathematician, astronomer and astrologer, and medical writer. His father was Ottavio and his son, Giovanni. He was professor of mathematics at ...

(1570–1657), Italian mathematician and astronomer * Andrea Aromatico (born 1966), Italian historian and expert in Hermetic iconography * Andrea Bacci (born 1972), Italian race car driver *

Andrea Baldini Andrea Baldini (born 19 December 1985) is an Italian foil fencer, several time European and World champion and team Olympic champion in 2012. He is the only foil fencer in history to have obtained four golds (European and World - individual and ...

(born 1985), Italian fencer *

Andrea Bargnani Andrea Bargnani (; born 26 October 1985) is an Italian former professional basketball player. The 7 ft 0 in (213 cm) power forward- center played for Benetton Treviso in the Italian LBA and the EuroLeague before being selected firs ...

(born 1985), Italian basketball player *

Andrea Barzagli Andrea Barzagli (; born 8 May 1981) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. A four-time member of the Serie A Team of the Year, Barzagli is regarded as one of the best and most consistent defenders in Italian fo ...

(born 1981), Italian football player *

Andrea Belli Andrea Belli (13 October 1703 – 19 October 1772) was a Maltese architect and businessman. He designed several Baroque buildings, including Auberge de Castille in Valletta, which is now the Office of the Prime Minister of Malta. Life and care ...

(1703–1772), Maltese architect *

Andrea Bianchi Andrea Bianchi (31 March 1925 – 14 November 2013) was an Italian film director and writer. Filmography * '' Diabólica malicia'' (1972) (as Andrew White) (uncredited in English version) * ''Treasure Island'' (1972) (as Andrew White) (uncredit ...

(born 1925), Italian film director * Andrea Boattini (born 1969), Italian astronomer *

Andrea Bocelli Andrea Bocelli (; born 22 September 1958) is an Italian tenor and multi-instrumentalist. He was born visually impaired, with congenital glaucoma, and at the age of 12, Bocelli became completely blind, following a brain hemorrhage resulting fr ...

(born 1958), Italian singer, writer and music producer *

Andrea Bogdani Andrea Bogdani ( sq, Ndre Bogdani; ca. 1600–1683) was an Ottoman scholar of Albanian origin and prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Andrea Bogdani was born in the beginning of the 17th century Gur i Hasit near Prizren, Ottoman Empire (modern ...

(1600–1683), Albanian prelate and scholar * Andrea Bonomi (1923–2003), Italian footballer *

Andrea Briosco Andrea Riccio (1532) was an Italian sculptor and occasional architect, whose real name was Andrea Briosco, but is usually known by his sobriquet meaning "curly"; he is also known as Il Riccio and Andrea Crispus ("curly" in Latin). He is mainly k ...

(c. 1470–1532), Italian sculptor and architect *

Andrea Camilleri Andrea Calogero Camilleri (; 6 September 1925 – 17 July 2019) was an Italian writer. Biography Originally from Porto Empedocle, Girgenti, Sicily, Camilleri began university studies in the Faculty of Literature at the University of Palermo, ...

(born 1925), Italian writer *

Andrea Casiraghi Andrea Albert Pierre Casiraghi (born 8 June 1984) is the elder son of Caroline, Princess of Hanover, and her second husband Stefano Casiraghi. He is the eldest grandchild of Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, and American actress Grace Kelly. Casir ...

(born 1984), eldest child of Princess Caroline of Monaco *

Andrea Cesalpino Andrea Cesalpino ( Latinized as Andreas Cæsalpinus) (6 June 1524 – 23 February 1603) was a Florentine physician, philosopher and botanist. In his works he classified plants according to their fruits and seeds, rather than alphabetically ...

(1519–1603), Italian physician, philosopher and botanist * Andrea Cinciarini (born 1986), Italian basketball player *

Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo (27 August 1925 – 19 November 2017) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic church. He worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See from 1977 until he retired in 2001. As Archpriest of the Basilica of Saint ...

(born 1925), Archbishop of Tuscania *

Andrea Costa Andrea is a given name which is common worldwide for both males and females, cognate to Andreas, Andrej and Andrew. Origin of the name The name derives from the Greek word ἀνήρ (''anēr''), genitive ἀνδρός (''andrós''), that r ...

(1851–1913), Italian socialist activist *

Andrea Debono Andrea Debono (7 November 1821 – 29 October 1871), also known as Latif Effendi, was a Maltese trader and explorer who was one of the first Europeans to explore the area around the White Nile in the mid-19th century. Biography Debono was bor ...

(1821–1871), Maltese trader and explorer *

Andrea Doria Andrea Doria, Prince of Melfi (; lij, Drîa Döia ; 30 November 146625 November 1560) was a Genoese statesman, ', and admiral, who played a key role in the Republic of Genoa during his lifetime. As the ruler of Genoa, Doria reformed the Re ...

(1466–1560), Genoese condottiere and admiral. ** He was the

protonym In the scientific name of organisms, basionym or basyonym means the original name on which a new name is based; the author citation of the new name should include the authors of the basionym in parentheses. The term "basionym" is used in both botan ...

for the ocean liner

SS Andrea Doria SS ''Andrea Doria'' , was an ocean liner for the Italian Line (Società di navigazione Italia) home-ported in Genoa, Italy, known for its sinking in 1956, where of the 1,706 passengers and crew, 1,660 were rescued, while 46 passengers and crew ...

, which famously sank in 1956, as well as four Italian warships. * Andrea Dovizioso (born 1986), Italian motorcycle racer *

Andrea Ferrara Andrew Ferrara or Andrea Ferrara was a type of sword-blade that was highly esteemed in Scotland in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Sir Walter Scott notes that the name of Andrea de Ferrara was inscribed "on all the Scottish broadswords th ...

, 16th century Scottish artificer who introduced the manufacture of the high-quality steel blades bearing his name * Andrea Figallo (born 1972), Italian composer and conductor *

Andrea da Firenze Andreas de Florentia (also known as Andrea da Firenze, Andrea de' Servi, Andrea degli Organi and Andrea di Giovanni; died 1415) was a Florentine composer and organist of the late medieval era. Along with Francesco Landini and Paolo da Firenze ...

(?-1415), Italian composer * Andrea del Sarto (1486–1530), Italian painter *

Andrea del Verrocchio Andrea del Verrocchio (, , ; – 1488), born Andrea di Michele di Francesco de' Cioni, was a sculptor, Italian painter and goldsmith who was a master of an important workshop in Florence. He apparently became known as ''Verrocchio'' after the ...

(c. 1435–1488), Florentine sculptor *

Andrea diSessa Andrea diSessa (born June 3, 1947) is an education researcher and author of the book '' Turtle Geometry'' about Logo. He has also written highly cited research papers on the epistemology of physics, educational experimentation, and constructivist ...

(born 1947), American academic and epistemologist *

Andrea Gabrieli Andrea Gabrieli (1532/1533Bryant, Grove online – August 30, 1585) was an Italian composer and organist of the late Renaissance. The uncle of the somewhat more famous Giovanni Gabrieli, he was the first internationally renowned member of the V ...

(c. 1532/33-1585), Italian composer * Andrea Gioannetti (1722–1800), Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal * Andrea Iannone (born 1989), Italian MotoGP driver * Andrea Kim Taegŏn (1821–1846), first Korean Catholic priest, Patron Saint of Korea for the Catholic Church * Andrea Luchesi (1741–1801), Italian composer *

Andrea Mantegna Andrea Mantegna (, , ; September 13, 1506) was an Italian painter, a student of Roman archeology, and son-in-law of Jacopo Bellini. Like other artists of the time, Mantegna experimented with perspective, e.g. by lowering the horizon in orde ...

(c. 1431–1506), Florentine painter * Andrea Massena (1758–1817), French military commander of Sardinian origin during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, one of the original eighteen Marshals of the Empire created by Napoleon * Andrea Nuciforo (1964), US politician who served as Democratic State Senator (1997–2007) * Andrea Orcagna (c. 1308–1368), Florentine painter, sculptor and architect *

Andrea Palladio Andrea Palladio ( ; ; 30 November 1508 – 19 August 1580) was an Italian Renaissance architect active in the Venetian Republic. Palladio, influenced by Roman and Greek architecture, primarily Vitruvius, is widely considered to be one of ...

(1508–1580), Italian architect *

Andrea Pazienza Andrea Pazienza (; 23 May 1956 – 16 June 1988), was an Italian comics artist and painter. Biography Early life Pazienza was born in San Benedetto del Tronto, province of Ascoli Piceno, in 1956. Growing up in his father's town of San Severo ...

(1956–1988), Italian comics artist *

Andrea Pirlo Andrea Pirlo (; born 19 May 1979) is an Italian professional football coach and former player who is head coach of Süper Lig club Fatih Karagümrük. Considered one of the best deep-lying playmakers ever, Pirlo was renowned for his visio ...

(born 1979), Italian football player *

Andrea Pisano Andrea Pisano (Pontedera 12901348 Orvieto) also known as Andrea da Pontedera, was an Italian sculptor and architect. Biography Pisano first learned the trade of a goldsmith. Pisano then became a pupil of Mino di Giovanni, about 1300, and wor ...

(c. 1270–1348), Italian sculptor and architect *

Andrea Prader Andrea is a given name which is common worldwide for both males and females, cognate to Andreas, Andrej and Andrew. Origin of the name The name derives from the Greek word ἀνήρ (''anēr''), genitive ἀνδρός (''andrós''), that re ...

(1919–2001), renowned Swiss scientist and physician, co-discoverer of the Prader-Willi syndrome *

Andrea Prosperetti Andrea Prosperetti is the Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Houston, the Berkhoff Professor of Applied Physics at the University of Twente in the Netherlands and an elected member of the National Academy of ...

(born 1944), Italian physicist, member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering * Andrea Renzullo (born 1996), German singer *

Andrea Sansovino Andrea dal Monte Sansovino or Andrea Contucci del Monte San Savino (1529) was an Italian sculptor active during the High Renaissance. His pupils include Jacopo Sansovino (no relation). Biography He was the son of Domenico Contucci of Monte ...

(c. 1467–1529), Italian sculptor *

Andrea Meldolla Andrea Meldolla ( hr, Andrija Medulić), also known as Andrea Schiavone or Andrea Lo Schiavone (c. 1510/15–1563) was an Italian Renaissance painter and etcher, born in present-day Croatia, active mainly in the city of Venice. His style com ...

(1510/1515–1563), also known as Andrea Schiavone or Andrija Medulic, was a Dalmatian Renaissance painter and etcher * Andrea Solari (c. 1460–1524), Renaissance painter * Andrea Tacquet (1612–1660), Flemish mathematician and Jesuit priest whose work prepared the ground for the eventual discovery of the calculus * Andrea Tafi ( fl. 1300–1325), Italian artist * Andrea Vassallo (1856–1928), Maltese architect *

Andrea Vavassori Andrea Vavassori (; born 5 May 1995) is an Italian tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 176 achieved on 8 August 2022. He also has a career high doubles ranking of World No. 51 achieved on 26 September 2022. Vavas ...

(born 1995), Italian tennis player * Andrea Vesalius (1514–1564), Flemish physician, author of influential books on human anatomy and often referred to as the founder of modern human anatomy * Andrea Viterbi (born 1935), birthname of Italian-American scientist and engineer Andrew Viterbi, winner of the National Medal of Science * Andrea Zanzotto (1921–2011), Italian poet

Fictional characters

* Andrea, a fictional character from the ''

Daria ''Daria'' is an American adult animated sitcom created by Glenn Eichler and Susie Lewis Lynn. The series ran from March 3, 1997, to January 21, 2002, on MTV. It focuses on the title character, Daria Morgendorffer, an intelligent, cynical high ...

'' *

Andrea Cantillo ''Breaking Bad'' is a neo-Western crime drama franchise created by American filmmaker Vince Gilligan, primarily based on the television series ''Breaking Bad'' (2008–13), its prequel/sequel series, ''Better Call Saul'' (2015–22), and its s ...

, a fictional character from '' Breaking Bad'' * Andrea Davenport, a fictional character from ''

The Ghost and Molly McGee , creator = Bill Motz & Bob Roth , voices = {{Plainlist, * Ashly Burch * Dana Snyder * Jordan Klepper * Sumalee Montano * Michaela Dietz , theme_music_composer = {{Plainlist, * Michael Kramer * Allie Feder , opent ...

'' * Andrea Marino, a fictional character from ''Ghost Whisperer'' * Andrea "Andy" McNally, a fictional character from ''

Rookie Blue ''Rookie Blue'' is a Canadian police drama television series starring Missy Peregrym and Gregory Smith. It was created by Morwyn Brebner, Tassie Cameron, and Ellen Vanstone. The series premiered on June 24, 2010, at 9:00 p.m. Eastern/8 ...

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