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Where does “Andrade” come from?

Andrade derives from Galician Andrade, from Medieval Latin Andreati, from Latin Andreas, from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέᾱς, ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀνήρ meaning "man."

Ancestry of “Andrade”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GalicianAndrade—
2LatinAndreati—
3Ancient GreekἈνδρέας—
4Ancient Greekἀνήρman; husband; human being, as opposed to a god
5Proto-Hellenic*anḗr—
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