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Personal Experience: I don't enjoy having it as my name, because of the 3 pronunciations. I have a strong preference for the one my parents used, AND-ree-ah, but ohn-DRAY-uh and OHN-dree-uh are the ones people in the New York area default to. I've used Andi in my personal life since childhood and still do, but have always used the full name in business. I don't have kids, but if I had, I would have chosen names that don't have alternative spellings the way Catherine/Katherine/Kathryn does and don't have alternative pronunciati

Andrea is a masculine name in Italy: the Italian version of Andrew.

Personal experiences with the name Andrea: | Edit

i dont like or dislike my name. To me it is a very simple name, yet somehow people still seem to get it wrong. I have been called Amanda, audrey, sandra, amber...I used to want to change my name to something else. I guess overall i still dont particularly like it--its not a name i hear and go, oh that's a pretty name....

My name is pronounced Ohn-drea so I always ask how other people pronounce their's. I met a saleslady & asked her she pronounced hers Ann-drea & her twin pronounced hers Ohn-drea. I thought that was a really cute idea!

Nicknames for Andrea: | Edit

Andi, Andie, Andy, Dre, Drea, Anj, Annie, Ange, Angie, Drew

Onny (for the ahn-dree-a)

Andea (pronounced Ahn-dy)

Meanings and history of the name Andrea: | Edit

It comes from the Greek word andrós which means "manly".

For a girl's name, some people extrapolate that the meaning is "courageous" or "womanly".

Famous real-life people named Andrea: | Edit

Andrea Immer, master sommelier (one of only 14 women in the world to have achieved the honor)
Andrea Jaeger, tennis champion
Andrea Martin, actress and comedian
Andrea Zonn, American classical and folk violinist

Andrea in song, story & screen: | Edit

Andrea Zuckerman, 90210

Andrea Sachs, a character in the book and film "The Devil Wears Prada"

Andrea Wilson (pron. AHN-dray-uh) in the song "Valley Girl"

Andrea, Daytime Soap Opera Diva in the late 60's