Andrea

Andrea (/ˈændriə, ˈɑːn-, ɑːnˈdreɪə/) is a given name which is common worldwide, cognate to Andrew.

It is traditionally popular because, according to the Christian Bible, Saint Andrew was one of the earliest disciples of Jesus and one of the twelve Apostles.

Origin of the name

It derives from the Greek ἀνήρ (anēr), genitive ἀνδρός (andrós), that indicates the man as opposed to the woman (while man in the meaning of human being is ἄνθρωπος, ánthropos, ἀνθρώπου, anthrópou). The original male Greek name, Andréas, (directly etymologically related to andras/άνδρας, man/adult male, husband) represents the hypocoristic, with endearment functions, of male Greek names composed with the andr- prefix, like Androgeos (man of the earth), Androcles (man of glory), Andronikos (man of victory). The same root ἀνδρ-, andr- denoting the male gender is found e.g. in misandry (the hatred of the male sex), andrology (male physiology), androgens (male hormones) and polyandry (the practice of taking more than one husband at the same time).

Andrea (genus)

Andrea is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae.

Species

References

Andrea (Bulgarian singer)

HIDDEN ERROR: Usage of "nationality" is not recognized

Teodora Rumenova Andreeva (born January 23, 1987), best known by her stage name Andrea (Cyrillic: Андреа), is a Bulgarian pop-folk singer. She and the Romanian singer Costi Ionita performed together and released music as Sahara. In 2013 BBC News described her as a "pop-folk superstar".

Biography

Teodora Andreeva (a.k.a. Andrea) is a bulgarian pop-folk singer. Born in Sofia to a musical family, she took music lessons at an early age from her aunt who was an opera singer in the Vraca Opera. During her teenage years she won a many beauty awards (Miss Sofia, Miss Tourism Bulgaria).

After graduating high school, she was signed with Bulgarian music agencies, Payner Music, and began her career.

In 2008 Andrea met Costi Ionita and together they produced their first balkan hit "Само Мой". During the next year they joined forces and introduced themselves as an international duo creating Sahara. Their next hit song (Tyalee) was released in 2009 and featured the artist Lenox Brown. The song was released worldwide and known abroad by the name "Tyalee", Избирам Теб in Bulgaria. The english version of the song was produced by Cat Music and soon after Serdar Ortac made a turkish version with the band Sahara.