Italian name. Andrea in song, story & screen "Andrea" was a masculine name, but in the last generations (since 20 years ago more or less), some "Andrea" are female (maybe 3/4%). From the Greek name "andros", meaning "man, manly"; Andrea is the world most popular name, in its various variants also because in some languages it can be adopted for both genders. Comments and insights on the name Andrea Personal experiences with the name Andrea Nicknames for Andrea Meanings and history of the name Andrea Famous real-life people named Andrea. In Italian, the name Andrea means -. Andrea is an Italian equivalent of 'Andres'. It's translated into English as 'Andrew'. There was an italian movie, in … View the distribution map of Italian Name Andrea. Diffusion. Andrea Bocelli, Italian Singer Andrea SacconeJoly. Other origins for the name Andrea include - Italian, Greek, English, Spanish, French, Danish.The name Andrea is most often used as a boy name or male name. It's a proper name that's pronounced 'ahn-DREH-ah'. Meaning of "Andrea". In Italy about 305722 people are called Andrea.