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Andra

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Meaning and origin
Andra is a Greek girl name. The meaning of the name is `Strong & Courageous `.

Where is it used?
The name Andra is mainly used in English.

For the opposite sex use:
In English and in the bible: Andrew (M)

See also
In Welsh: Andras
In Spanish: Andr�s
In Slovene and in Czech: Andrej
In Slovak and in Czech: Ondrej
In Scottish: Aindrea
In Scandinavian: Anders
In Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Romanian and in Croatian: Andrei
In Romanian: Andreea
In Portuguese: Andre
In Portuguese: Andreia
In Polish: Andrzej
In Polish: Jedrzej
In Maori: Anaru
In Italian: Andrea
In Irish: Aindrii
In Hungarian: Endre
In Hungarian: Andr�s
In Hungarian: Andris
In German, Greek and in Ancient Greek: Andreas
In French: Andr�
In French: Andr�e
In Finnish: Antti
In English: Andrea
In English: Andy
In English: Drew
In Dutch: Andries
In Croatian and in Serbian: Andrija

What Andra`s say about their name

The best thing about the name Andra:
Always compliments, it's pretty, memorable, starts conversations
The worst thing about the name:
Misspelled.
If my name wasn`t Andra....:
Katrina. Parents saw tv actress Andra Martin, from Rockford Illinois
Extra information:
I love it! Very content to have the name.
The best thing about the name Andra:
It's unique
The worst thing about the name:
its really hard to pronounce
If my name wasn`t Andra....:
i don't think would i'd be me cause it has a great reflect on me with the meaning that it has
Extra information:
The best thing about the name Andra:
People always say it's pretty.
The worst thing about the name:
I can never find anything with Andra written on it (pencils, keychains, other trinkets.) I had to scratch off the S on Sandra pencils because I was jealous of the others who had name pencils in class.
If my name wasn`t Andra....:
I wouldn't be me.
Extra information:
I have learned to respond to everything that resembles my name. It's rather aggrivating. Even members of my own family can't pronounce or even remember it.
The best thing about the name Andra:
Its unique, plus I appreciate my mother naming me so instead of a common name.
The worst thing about the name:
Because it is unique people mispronounce it a lot.
If my name wasn`t Andra....:
I would not be who I am today, I guess I am strong and courages so the name fits. :-)
Extra information:
The best thing about the name Andra:
Nobody ever has my name. Ever!
The worst thing about the name:
People misprononse my name alot!
If my name wasn`t Andra....:
I wouldn't be very different
Extra information:
The best thing about the name Andra:
It's nice to be unique
The worst thing about the name:
same as everyone else, no one says it right, I hate being called andrea
If my name wasn`t Andra....:
I wouldn't mind audra or aubri?
Extra information:
yay for all us Andras out there. God bless you all!!
The best thing about the name Andra:
Because I'm from Estonia.. Then it's kind of unique name here.
The worst thing about the name:
People here always spell my name wrong (Andrea, Sandra etc.)
If my name wasn`t Andra....:
Carmen, Kady
Extra information:
The best thing about the name Andra:
it makes me think of something beautiful and exotic
The worst thing about the name:
my friends never call me andra. they like to call me andru, andrel, andrushka...
If my name wasn`t Andra....:
my mother wanted to call me Aida
Extra information:
My father named me after Decebal's daughter Andrada
The best thing about the name Andra:
It make you stand out
The worst thing about the name:
not pronounceing right
If my name wasn`t Andra....:
i woyld not be so special
Extra information:
we are blessed in all area of life no matter what it seem like
The best thing about the name Andra:
quite unique,it has a beautiful ring to it when u say it
The worst thing about the name:
finding to much people with it,or having somebody call themselves that way although their name is alexandra or andrea,effin thieves
If my name wasn`t Andra....:
they werent expecting a girl,so as a boy...adam
Extra information:
im romanian,its common here (lately anyway) i never knew there were other people outside europe maily who had it. my father gave me the name because of the dacian princess andrada,who was i think decebal's (dacian king)sister or daughter.it has a history or kind of a romantic legend attached to it,anyway ist 2000 years old kind of name,only later i found out about the greek translation.
The best thing about the name Andra:
It´s weird to find someone else with this name
The worst thing about the name:
people never pronounce it well at first time
If my name wasn`t Andra....:
omm... probably I would be just mariela
Extra information:
:)
The best thing about the name Andra:
My name isnt used very often
The worst thing about the name:
people can never say it right!
If my name wasn`t Andra....:
It would be Andi:(
Extra information:
Make sure if you name your child this you tell whoever is teaching your child the exact way how to say it.... I went through so much trying to get ppl to say it right.
The best thing about the name Andra:
Andra is unique.
The worst thing about the name:
Most everyone mispronounces it, no matter how many times I correct them.
If my name wasn`t Andra....:
My mother wanted to name me Leslie Lynn. Horrors.
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My father named me after Andra Willis, a singer on the Lawrence Welk Show. He thought she was hot.
The best thing about the name Andra:
it`s not such a common name...I only know a couple of Andras :).But I connot say that about Andreea/Andreia or Andrei,wich are the names off almost all my friends
The worst thing about the name:
there is no worst thing about it
If my name wasn`t Andra....:
My parents never thought of another name for me....wonder what would have happened if i turned out to be a boy :)
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The best thing about the name Andra:
It sounds nice and it always get compliments
The worst thing about the name:
the insertion of e to make it andrea
If my name wasn`t Andra....:
Peyton
Extra information:
The best thing about the name Andra:
It is melodious,at least for me and i like the greek meaning
The worst thing about the name:
There is always somebody working with me named Andra
If my name wasn`t Andra....:
It would have been Regina Maria, boy what kind of childhood would i have had
Extra information:
Helllooooo all Andras

More `Andra` links
Andra as abbreviation
Actors named Andra
Andra in the encyclopedia

Statistics for Andra

Andra doesn`t appear in 2007`s top-1000 name list.
The last time Andra appeared in the top-1000 was 38 years ago, in 1970. It ranked #952 in that year. . 1960 was a `top year` for the name Andra. (Based on 128 years of name history) In that year it ranked #821. The last time Andra appeared among the most common names was in 1960. Our records go back to 1880

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