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Andrea

/ˈændɹi.ə/

Andrea proper noun: a female given name from Ancient Greek.

Proper noun (1)

Andrea

  1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
    • There's not much you can do with a name like Andrea. "Call me And." I don't think so. "Call me Andy." You say that and people will start calling you Handy Andy, and before you know it, you'll be getting phones calls from people wanting you to come and get their drain unstopped. So I've been forced...2003, Jack Weyland, Everyone Gets Married in the End, Cedar Fort,, →ISBN, page 157

Proper noun (2)

Andrea

  1. (rare) A male given name from Italian.

Origin of Andrea

Latinate feminine form of Andreas and Andrew.

Borrowed from Italian Andrea.

Questions about Andrea

What does Andrea mean?
Andrea means a female given name from Ancient Greek.
What part of speech is Andrea?
Andrea is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Andrea?
Andrea is pronounced /ˈændɹi.ə/.

Words near Andrea in the dictionary

  1. andrastin
  2. andrastin A
  3. andrastins
  4. Andrasz
  5. Andre
  6. Andrea
  7. Andreano
  8. Andreanof Islands
  9. Andreas
  10. Andreasian
  11. Andreasians

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