Andreou ( ), also spelt Antreou, is a common surname in
Greece
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and
Cyprus
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. It originally meant ''son of Andrew'' or son of
Andreas
Andreas ( el, Ἀνδρέας) is a name usually given to males in Austria, Greece, Cyprus, Denmark, Armenia, Estonia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Finland, Flanders, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Romania, the Netherlands, and Indonesia. The ...
. Andreou or
Andreu is also a last name in
Spain
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and
Italy
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. Andreou is of pre-Christian Greek origin although in Western Europe it gained popularity during
the Crusades
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(mostly in the form of Andrew) and was also one of the earliest settler names in America.
Andreou may refer to:
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Anastasios Andreou (1877–1947), Greek-Cypriot athlete who competed in the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens
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Charalambos Andreou (born 1967), Greek-Cypriot footballer
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Constantine Andreou (1917–2007), Légion d'honneur awarded painter & sculptor of Greek origin
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Costas Andreou
Costas Andreou ( el, Κώστας Ανδρέου, links=, lit=) is a musician and composer based in Athens, Greece. He processes the sounds of fretless electric bass in real time, creating multi-level soundscapes. He has written and performed t ...
, Greek musician
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Christos Andreou (born 1994), Greek-Cypriot film composer
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Ioannis Andreou
Ioannis 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
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, Greek swimmer that participated in the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens
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Marios Andreou
Marios Andreou ( el, Μάριος Ανδρέου; born 26 August 1998) is a Cypriot footballer who plays as a midfielder. He currently plays for Portland Timbers U23s.
Club career
Andreou made his senior debut for Apollon against Karmiotissa i ...
(born 1998), Cypriot footballer
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Sozos Andreou
Sozos Andreou ( el, Σώζος Ανδρέου; born September 6, 1969) is a Cypriot former international football defender.
He started his career in 1992 with Anorthosis Famagusta. He also played for AEL Limassol and Alki Larnaca
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(born 1969), Greek-Cypriot footballer
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