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Andrea - For the Australian radio broadcaster known as "Andrea", see Dorothy Jenner.
Andrea is a personal name common in North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. It is the feminine form of Andrew or Andreas which in turn comes from a Greek word meaning manly (ανερ means man). It stands to reason that the female name translates to womanly, and that is in fact the definition in various baby name books. In Italy, however, Andrea is a masculine name, the equivalent of Andrew. Pronunciations of the name vary in whether the "E" and the first "A" are long or short, as well on which syllable the emphasis lies. The common Portuguese and Brazilian variation is Andreia. The Irish variation is Aindrea. English variations include Andreana and Andriana. Common nicknames for Andrea include Andie, Andi, Rhea, and Drea. The name is (rarely) alternately spelled "Andria." When spelled this way, masculine definitions don't apply and the meaning adjusts to "Maiden of Andros, a Greek island." The name Andrea has acquired an arguably unfair reputation of stereotypically belonging to someone older and more nerdy in recent years and anecdotal evidence points to the popularity of Beverly Hills 90210 and its fictional character of Andrea Zuckerman (played by Gabrielle Carteris), who was indeed a mousey nerdy type, being a major influence on this perception. Another prominent fictional Andrea (though played by a real Andrea, Andrea Byrne) was in the 1980s children's television programme You Can't Do That on Television, which in its - later banned - "Adoption" episode, parodied the character of Little Orphan Annie as "Little Orphan Andrea".
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