Meanings
Andreas1
proper nounAndreas (countable and uncountable, plural Andreases)
plural Andreases
- alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of Andrew, a male given name from Greek, Ancient Greek, or Latin, equivalent to English Andrew.
Gregory led the excavations alongside marine archaeologist Andreas Kallmeyer Bloch, who is also a curator at the National Museum.
2025 May 2, Amarachi Orie, “Archaeologists discover true identity of Costa Rica shipwrecks long thought to be pirate ships”, in CNN - countableuncountableA village and parish of the sheading of Ayre, Isle of Man.
Andreas2
proper noun
- pluralplural of Andrea
Origin
- Ancient GreekἈνδρέᾱς
- LatinAndreas
- EnglishAndreas
From Latin Andreas, from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέᾱς (Andréās), cognate with ἀνδρεῖος (andreîos, “manly”), both from ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”). Doublet of Andrew.
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Andreas. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Andreas
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“Andreas.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Andreas. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Andreas,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Andreas.
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