Where does “Andreas” come from?

Andreas (Finnish) comes from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέας, from Ancient Greek ἀνήρ, from Proto-Hellenic *anḗr — man.

Andreas (Finnish): Andrew the Apostle

Definitions

  1. Andrew the Apostle

Ancestry of “Andreas”, step by step

Andreas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέας

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἈνδρέας—
2Ancient Greekἀνήρman; husband; human being, as opposed to a god
3Proto-Hellenic*anḗrman

via Swedish ante

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishantepast tense of ana

Words derived from “Andreas”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *anḗr →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀνήρ →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέας →