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Andrea

//ˈændɹi.ə// name

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 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 to have people call me Andrea, which sounds like a girl who takes ballet and is learning to play the cello."

  2. 2
    A male given name from Italian. rare

Etymology

Etymology 1

Latinate feminine form of Andreas and Andrew.

Etymology 2

From Italian Andrea.

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