The baby name Andrasta is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced An-DRAS-tuh (IPA: /ænˈdræstə/).
The baby name Andrasta is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced An-DRAS-tuh (IPA: /ænˈdræstə/).
Andrasta is in Origin.
Andrasta is a rare feminine given name from Brittonic (Insular Celtic) tradition, best known as the theonym of a war-and-victory goddess invoked by the Iceni queen Boudica. Classical sources - especially Dio Cassius - record the name in varying forms (Andraste/Andaste/Andate). Etymology is debated; many scholars connect it to a Celtic intensifying prefix ande-/an- plus a root for standing or overcoming, yielding conventional translations such as “the invincible” or “unconquered.”
As a personal name, Andrasta has little evidence in antiquity and appears mainly in modern revival, adopted in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries by parents drawn to Celtic heritage or a mythic, warrior-queen resonance. Variants and related forms include Andraste (the common mythic spelling), Andaste, and Andate; it is sometimes compared to Gaulish Andarta. Possible short forms are Andra or Rasta. Meaning-focused interpretations emphasize strength, endurance, and victory.
Andrasta doesn't appear in any of the birth registries or name datasets we track. Such a name is generally either rare, regional or traditional, or a brand-new coinage. Either way, it remains a genuinely rare choice.
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