Andreas ( el, Ἀνδρέας) is a name usually given to males in Austria, Greece, Cyprus, Denmark, Armenia, Estonia, Ethiopia,

Eritrea Eritrea ( ; ti, ኤርትራ, Ertra, ; ar, إرتريا, ʾIritriyā), officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of Eastern Africa, with its capital and largest city at Asmara. It is bordered by Ethiopia ...

, Finland, Flanders, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Romania, the Netherlands, and Indonesia. The name derives from the Greek noun ἀνήρ ''anēr'', with genitive ἀνδρός ''andros'', which means "man". See the article on '' Andrew'' for more information. The Scandinavian name is earliest attested as antreos in a runestone from the 12th century. The name

Andrea 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 ref ...

may be used as a feminine form, but is instead the main masculine form in Italy and the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.

Given name

Andreas is a common name, and this is not a comprehensive list of articles on people named Andreas. See instead .

Surname

Alfred T. Andreas Alfred Theodore Andreas (May 29, 1839 – February 10, 1900) was an American book publisher and historian. Life He was born in Amity, Orange County, New York, on May 29, 1839. After acquiring an education, he moved to Dubuque, Iowa, where ...

, American publisher and historian *

Casper Andreas Casper Andreas (born September 28, 1972) is a Swedish actor, film director, screenwriter, and film producer based in New York City. He is openly gay. Career Andreas was born in Sweden. He made his feature film debut as a director with the r ...

(born 1972), American actor and film director * Dwayne Andreas, a businessman *

Harry Andreas Harry Andreas (born Ehenriech Phillip Andreas; 1879–1955) was an Australian businessman and company director. As a big-game fisherman he pioneered the sport in New Zealand. He was the inventor of the Andreas Fortuna Game Fish Reel a