Andreas
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Andreas is a common male name in Cyprus, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Flanders, Norway and Sweden. In the Greek language, from which it derives it means valiant. See article on Andrew for more information.
It may refer to:
- St. Andrew, the Christian apostle.
- Saint Andrew of Crete
- Andreas of Alexandria, martyr, saint, and companion to Faustus, Abibus and Dionysius of Alexandria
- Andreas is both a town and a parish in the Isle of Man.
- Andreas was a physician in Ancient Greece.
- Andreas of Argos sculptor
- Andreas, an Old English poem about St Andrew the Apostle.
- Andreas, or Aindréas († 1184), first known bishop of Caithness, Scotland
- George Andreas Papandreou, foreign minister of Greece from 1999 to 2004
- Andreas, a typeface created by Linotype.
- Andreas (comic author), comic author of Rork
- Andreas Syngros, a Greek politician of the 19th century.
- Andreas Capellanus, writer of De amore
- Andreas Seelig, East German discus thrower
- Andreas Vollenweider, a Swiss composer and musician