Andreou
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Andreou also spelt Antreou, is a common (surname) in Greece
and Cyprus
. It originally meant son of Andrew or son of Andreas. Andreou or Andreu is also a last name in Spain
and Italy
. Andreou is of pre-Christian Greek origin although in Western Europe it gained popularity during the crusades (mostly in the form of Andrew) and was also one of the earliest settler names in America.
Andreou may refer to:
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
and Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
. It originally meant son of Andrew or son of Andreas. Andreou or Andreu is also a last name in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
and Italy
Italy
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. Andreou is of pre-Christian Greek origin although in Western Europe it gained popularity during the crusades (mostly in the form of Andrew) and was also one of the earliest settler names in America.
Andreou may refer to:
- Anastasios Antreou, Greek-Cypriot athlete that competed in the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens
- Anna Andreou Greek actress
- Alex Andreou Greek-Cypriot film director
- Charalambos AndreouCharalambos AndreouPambis Andreou is a former international Cypriot football striker.He started and ended his career in Nea Salamina. He had left only for two seasons to play for Anorthosis Famagusta....
, Greek-Cypriot footballer - Constantine AndreouConstantine AndreouConstantine Andreou , was a painter and sculptor of Greek origin with a highly successful career that spanned six decades...
(1917–2007), Légion d'honneur awarded painter & sculptor of Greek origin - Costas AndreouCostas AndreouCostas Andreou is a musician from Athens, Greece. He processes the sounds of fretted and fretless electric bass in real time, creating multi-level soundscapes. The organic instrument sound is processed with analog and digital effects and looped in real time, using various live looping techniques...
, Greek musician - Christos Andreou Greek-Cypriot film composer
- Chrisoula Andreou Philosopher
- Eleen Andreou Greek-Cypriot actress and Film producer
- Elena Andreou Greek-Cypriot singer
- Errikos Andreou, Greek film director
- Joannis AndreouJoannis AndreouIoannis Andreou was a Greek swimmer. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.Andreou competed in the 1,200 metres freestyle event. He placed second of the seven swimmers, with a time of 21:03.4. The winner, Alfréd Hajós, had finished in 18:22.2....
, Greek swimmer that participated in the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens - Sozos AndreouSozos AndreouSozos Andreou is a former international Cypriot football defender.He started his career in 1992 with Anorthosis Famagusta. He also played for AEL Limassol and Alki Larnaca.-External links:*...
, Greek-Cypriot footballer - Theo Antreou (born 1969), Greek-Cypriot entrepreneur