Andreja as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Andreja

What is the meaning of the name Andreja ?

The baby name Andreja is a boy name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced AHN-dray-yah.

Andreja is Greek, Serbian in Origin.

Andreja is a South Slavic form of Greek Andreas, attested in ancient Greek as Ἀνδρέας. Its root language is Greek: anēr, genitive andros, denotes a man, while the related adjective andreios carries the sense manly or masculine. The Serbian spelling reflects Slavic phonology, with -ej- representing the adapted Greek vowel sequence and a final -a not automatically marking feminine gender in the region.

In Serbian usage Andreja is normally masculine, paralleling Andrija and the Italian masculine Andrea, whereas Slovene and Croatian registers often treat Andreja as feminine. The name belongs to the Christian Andrew family, linked to Saint Andrew the Apostle and spread through Orthodox, Catholic, and broader European naming traditions. Cognate forms include Andreas, Andrew, André, Andrei, Andrzej, Andrea, and Andrija; outside the Balkans, Andreja may be read through local gender expectations rather than Serbian usage.