圣经中的安德烈（Andrea）——使徒安得烈（Andrew）的意大利语名字

Andrea is in the Bible in Italian translations, where it is the name of the apostle Andrew. English and Spanish Bibles call him Andrew and Andrés, and no woman in Scripture is named Andrea. In most other languages Andrea is a woman’s name, the feminine of Andrew. Both come from the Greek Andreas, from andreios, “manly.” What does Andrea mean? Andrea means “manly” or “masculine.” It comes from the Greek name Andreas, built on andreios, “manly,” which in turn comes…