Andrea
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For other uses, see Andrea (disambiguation).
Andrea is a given name common in North America, South America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. It is the feminine form of Andrew or Andreas which in turn comes from a Greek word meaning manly (ανηρ means man). It stands to reason that the female name translates to womanly, and that is in fact the definition in various baby name books. In Italy, Albania, and the former Yugoslavia however, Andrea is a masculine name, the equivalent of Andrew.
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[edit] Variations in spelling and pronunciation
Pronunciations of the name depend on whether the "E" and the first "A" are long or short, as well as on which syllable the emphasis lies. In the United States, where the name is used almost exclusively for girls, four possible pronunciations are used:
- ANN-dree-uh
- AHN-dree-uh
- Ahn-DRAY-uh
- Ann-DRAY-uh
The common Portuguese and Brazilian variation is Andreia. The Irish variation is Aindrea. English variations include Andreana and Andriana. In Romania there are the variations Andreea (for women) and Andrei (for men). A very common male variation in Sweden is Anders. It has been very popular for centuries, which is why 1 out of 30 Swedes today have the last name Andersson.
Common nicknames for Andrea include Andie, Andi, Rhea, Annie and Drea. The name is (rarely) alternately spelled "Andria." When spelled this way, masculine definitions don't apply and the meaning adjusts to "Maiden of Andros, a Greek island."
[edit] "Andrea" in popular culture
In America, the name Andrea has acquired an arguably unfair reputation of stereotypically belonging to someone older and more nerdy in recent years and anecdotal evidence points to the popularity of the TV drama Beverly Hills 90210 and its fictional character of Andrea Zuckerman (played by Gabrielle Carteris), who was indeed a mousey, nerdy type, being a major influence on this perception.
Another prominent fictional Andrea (though played by a real Andrea, Andrea Byrne) was in the 1980s children's television programme You Can't Do That on Television, which in its - later banned - "Adoption" episode, parodied the character of Little Orphan Annie as "Little Orphan Andrea".
[edit] Notable people named Andrea
[edit] Females
- Andrea Allan (born 1946), American actress
- Andrea Anders (born 1975), American actress
- Andrea Armstrong (born 1982), former American collegiate basketball player
- Andrea Barber (born 1976), American actress
- Andrea Barthwell, American federal civil servant and Illinois political hopeful
- Andrea Bowen (born 1990), American actress
- Andrea Brown, American singer
- Andrea Corr (born 1974), Irish musician
- Andrea Dewar (born 1979), Canadian water polo player
- Andrea Dworkin (1946–2005), American radical feminist and writer
- Andrea Evans (born 1957), American actress
- Andrea Feldman (born 1948), American actress
- Andrea Fischer (born 1960), German politician
- Andrea Ghez, American astronomer
- Andrea Hall (born 1947), American soap opera actress
- Andrea Jaeger (born1965), professional tennis player
- Andrea Jumapao (born 1958), model and actress
- Andrea Jung (born 1959), business executive
- Andrea Koppel, news correspondent
- Andrea Lau (born 1947), German actress
- Andrea Leeds (1914–1984), American actress
- Andrea Levy (born 1956), British author
- Andrea Lewis (born 1985), Canadian actress
- Andrea Lowe, British actress
- Andrea Martin (born 1947), actress and comedienne
- Andrea Mason (born 1968), Australian politician
- Andrea McArdle (born 1963), American singer and actress
- Andrea Mitchell (born 1946), American news correspondent
- Andrea Thompson (born 1960), American actress
- Andrea True (born 1943), porn star and singer
- Andrea Yates (born 1964), American defendant in a notorious filicide case
- Andrea Zonn, American singer and musician
- Andrea Zsadon, (born 1946) Hungarian soprano
[edit] Males
- Andrea Alciato (1492–1550), Italian jurist
- Andrea Ammonio (d. 1517), Italian poet
- Andrea Andreani (1540–1623), Italian engraver on wood
- Andrea Appiani (1754–1817), Italian painter
- Andrea Bacci (born 1972), Italian race car driver
- Andrea Bargnani (born 1985), Italian basketball player
- Andrea Boattini, Italian astronomer
- Andrea Bocelli (born 1958), singer, writer and music producer
- Andrea Bonomi, Italian footballer
- Andrea Briosco (c. 1470–1532), Italian sculptor and architect
- Andrea Bruschi (born 1968), Italian actor
- Andrea Camilleri (born 1925), Italian writer
- Andrea Caracciolo (born 1981), Italian footballer
- Andrea Casiraghi (born 1984), eldest child of HRH Princess Caroline of Monaco
- Andrea Cesalpino (1519–1603), Italian physician, philosopher and botanist
- Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo (born 1925), Archbishop of Tuscania
- Andrea Costa (1851–1913), an Italian socialist activist
- Andrea Sansovino (c. 1467–1529), Italian sculptor
- Andrea diSessa, educator
- Andrea Doria (1466–1560), Genoese condottiere and admiral
- Andrea Guatelli (born 1984), Italian football player
- Andrea Luchesi (1741–1801), Italian composer
- Andrea Mantegna (c. 1431–1506), Florentine painter
- Andrea Orcagna (c. 1308–1368), Florentine painter, sculptor and architect
- Andrea Palladio (1508–1580), Italian architect
- Andrea Pazienza (1956–1988), Italian comics artist
- Andrea Pirlo (born 1979), Italian football player
- Andrea Pisano (c. 1270–1348), Italian sculptor and architect
- Andrea Solari (c. 1460–1524), Renaissance painter
- Andrea Tafi (fl. 1300–1325), Italian artist
- Andrea Zanzotto (born 1921), Italian poet
