The origins of my name

               
The origins of my name: Andrea.

Andrea derives from the Greek anēr, that indicates the man as opposed to the woman. The original male Greek name, Andréas, represents the hypocoristic, with endearment functions, of male Greek names composed with the andr- prefix, like Androgeos, Androcles etc...

In the year 2006, it was the third most popular name in Italy with 3.1% of newborns. It is one of the Italian male names ending in a, like Elia, Enea, Luca, Mattia, Nicola, Tobia, etc...

Outside of Italy, the name is generally considered a female name.

S.Andrea's statue

S.Peter's Church Rome