Andrea 2

Variant English Pronunciation: an-DRAY-ə.

My name is Andrea and I prefer An-dree-ah. I have had a love/hate relationship with the name. I hated it as a teen but now I am in my 40s I have grown to like it. It offers a variety of nicknames and as far as names go it has served me well.

Variant English Pronunciation: an-DRAY-ə.

This is my mom's name and she pronounces it An-DREE-uh.

This is my name and I love it. My mom named my brother Andre and me Andrea (pronounced On-dree-uh). Ann-dree-uh sounds nasal to me so I’m happy for the way she says it. Most people don’t take the time to learn to correctly pronounce my name, or others’ for that matter, and I think we should honor the correct pronunciation of each other’s names. I get On-dray-uh and Angela a lot. I found it interesting that the day name in Slovakia is Andrea for 1/5; my birthday is 1/6. So I think it’s meant to be. I use “Andi” only when I’m on social media plus my high school gym teacher started that nickname.

Hungarian pronunciation: AWND-re-aw.

This is my name and I pronounce it as Ann-dree-ya.

Hungarian pronunciation: AHND-re-ah.

Another pronunciation for Andrea (2) Feminine is ahn-DREE-ah.

I believe most European countries pronounce Andrea "ahn-dray-uh". The other pronunciations are the American versions. So, in the States, neither way is considered incorrect.

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As for the meaning, it basically means "manly". I take that to mean "strong", and "tough". =)

My friend's name is Leandrea and she pronounces it lee-an-DRE-a (E like in END).

My sister name is Andrea, but her name is said aundrea (on-dray). She hates it when people call her ann-dree-uh.

Listen to the German pronunciation of Andrea here:
http://www.nordicnames.de/Aussprache.html.

I have known several girls with this name in Sweden, including one family member. In Sweden it is always pronounced Ann-DREH-ah.

Can also be pronounced "An-DRAY-uh". [noted -ed]

It is also pronounced (on-dre-a), "o" as in the word "on".