Andreas.
Andrew the Apostle, one of the Twelve Apostles and the brother of Saint Peter
Meaning & usage
Andrew the Apostle, one of the Twelve Apostles and the brother of Saint Peter
a male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek], equivalent to English Andrew
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old Norse Andreas, from Latin Andreas, ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέᾱς (Andréās). The Greek name belongs to the word family of ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”), genitive ἀνδρός (andrós), and ἀνδρεῖος (andreîos, “manly, brave”), and may originally have been a short form of compound names beginning in Andro-. The name spread through the veneration of Andrew the Apostle. Doublet of Anders and André. First attested in the 12th century in Norway. Cognate with Danish Andreas, Swedish Andreas, Icelandic Andreas, Faroese Andrias, German Andreas, Dutch Andreas and English Andrew. Doublet of Anders and André.
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