Andreas is a common male name in Cyprus, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Flanders, Norway and Sweden. Cyprus (Κύπρος transliterated: Kýpros,; Kıbrıs officially the Republic of Cyprus (Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία Kypriakī́ Dīmokratía The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Flanders (Vlaanderen Flandre Flandern is a geographical region located in parts of present day Belgium, France, and the Netherlands. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. In the Greek language, from which it derives it means valiant. See article on Andrew for more information. Andrew is the English form of a Given name common in many countries
It may refer to:
- St. Andrew, the Christian apostle. Christianity ( Greek Χριστιανισμός from the word Xριστός ( Christ)is a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings The Twelve Apostles (Greek apostolos, "someone sent out" e
- 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. For the martyr of 766 of the same name see Andrew of Crete (martyr. Faustus Abibus and Dionysius of Alexandria (died 250 were Christian Martyrs put to death under Decius in 250 Andreas is a parish in the Sheading of Ayre lying in the north west of the Isle of Man. The Isle of Man (Ellan Vannin ˈɛlʲən ˈvanɪn or Mann (Mannin) is a self-governing Crown dependency, located in the Irish Sea at the geographical
- Andreas was a physician in Ancient Greece. A physician, medical practitioner or medical doctor who practices Medicine, and is concerned with maintaining or restoring human Health The term ancient Greece refers to the period of Greek history lasting from the Greek Dark Ages ca
- Andreas of Argos sculptor
- Andreas, an Old English poem about St Andrew the Apostle. Argos ( Greek: Ἄργος, Árgos ˈaɾɣos is a city in Greece in the Peloponnese near Nafplio, which was its historic harbor Andreas is an Old English poem which tells the story of St Andrew the Apostle, while commenting on the literary role of the "hero"
- 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 or Aindréas of Caithness († 1184 is the first known Bishop of Caithness and a source for the author of De Situ Albanie. Andreas is a humanist Serif Typeface designed by Michael Harvey, and licensed from the Adobe Type library In Typography, a typeface is a set of one or more Fonts designed with stylistic unity each comprising a coordinated set of Glyphs A typeface usually comprises
- Andreas (comic author), comic author of Rork
- Andreas Syngros, a Greek politician of the 19th century. Rork is both a Graphic novel Fictional character and 7 album Graphic novel series created by Andreas.
- Andreas Capellanus, writer of De amore
- Andreas Seelig, East German discus thrower
- Andreas Vollenweider, a Swiss composer and musician
References
Andreas Capellanus ( Capellanus meaning "chaplain" was the twelfth century author of a treatise commonly entitled De amore ("About Love" Andreas Seelig (born July 6, 1970 in Berlin) is a retired Discus thrower from Germany. Andreas Vollenweider (born October 4 1953) is a Swiss Musician. The Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology (1849 originally published 1844 under a slightly different title is an Encyclopedia / Biographical dictionary
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