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[edit] Merge Article

Was it worth creating an entire article about the name itself? -Acjelen 13:49, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

Well! Somebody needs a hug (and an English class). At least this entry has some cultural basis, in distinct contrast to the disproportionately large number of Wikipedia articles that childishly obsess over video games, slavish cataloguing of the plots of crappy television shows and fantasy comic books. But if we start going down the road of which articles are worthy of inclusion, we will never stop. With due respect, why don't you both go try to write some worthy articles? 69.30.112.10 01:16, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

My name is Andrew, I thought this was a good article. It provided me with valuable information. Perhaps to better the article, there could be a list of names, each providing links to each one, telling the etymology and such. Oh, and my name is Andrew! =Þ Not offended, but just saying. Nukedoom 06:17, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

If you keep the article dont merge it with Andrea, isn't that a different name completely? 220.253.101.49 11:17, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

I'm agreed with the above. There is no need to merge the article with Andrea, its a completely different name. I'm also for keeping the article as a whole - it does have some relevance Blacksilkandy 21:54, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

I think you should merge the two, so that all necessary and relavant info is there. This article still is informing about my name anyways —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.5.217.100 (talk) 01:55, 5 April 2007 (UTC).

Keep Andrea is a female's name, while Andrew's a male's name. As Andrew is A very old name and there have been some very noteable andrews over time i think this one is a keeper. Wiki ian 15:57, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

• I'm delisting the suggested merge, Andrew and Andrea are different names (or at least my cousin Andrea tells me, Andrew) WilyD 13:57, 13 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Another forms of Andrew

french: Andre

german: Andreas, Andrea (female)

Tacoonda: Tacoon

polish: Andrzej

spanish: Andres

italian: Andrea

croatian: Andrija, also Andrej

serbian: Andrija

swedish: Anders —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 89.51.3.193 (talk) 19:48, 15 March 2007 (UTC).

[edit] About the etimology

ανήρ (anēr), genitive ανδρός (andrós): it means "man" in the sense of the sexual genre, as the latin vir meant. "Corageous, strong" is only a derivated meaning. I don't find very honest the fact that many languages don't mention the real etimology. I hope they don't do this only because Andrea is also given to women. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.55.52.234 (talk) 13:33, 26 November 2007 (UTC)