Baby Names
32 Popular Baby Names That Are Often Mispronounced
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Andrea
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You might think that there is only one way to pronounce this common name so you will be surprised when you hear people offering up different spins on Andrea. The middle is what accounts for the variations. Some people say it “An-DREE-a” while others opt for “An-DREY-a.” (Think about how Meryl Steep‘s character Miranda Priestly says it in The Devil Wears Prada.) BabyCenter reports that Andrea is the female version of Andrew, which means manly. It is an Anglo-Saxon name. Andrea’s popularity has declined slightly since 2000 according to SSA stats, but it still ranks in the top 150 girls’ names. We wonder if the slight pronunciation differences have anything to do with it…
