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andrea

English

Etymology 1

Latinate feminine form of Andreas and Andrew.

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • .
  • * 2003 , Everyone Gets Married in the End , Cedar Fort, ISBN 0882907506, page 157:
    • 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.
    Usage notes
    * Recorded since the Middle Ages, but first popular in the latter half of the 20th century.

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) Andrea.

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • (rare) .
    • English heteronyms ----

    andy

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • A diminutive of the male given name Andrew.
  • A diminutive of the female given name Andrea.

    • See also

    * Drew English diminutives of female given names English diminutives of male given names ----