Papandrea is a surname of Greek/Italian origin, present mostly in south Italy and countries with significant Italian settlements such as the United States, Brazil, Australia and Argentina In etymological terms, it is believed to derivate from the vocables “papa” (meaning father/priest) and “Andreas” ( a personal name, equivalent to Andrew in English-speaking countries), thus in a direct translation it would connote something akin to “ Andrew, the father” or “Andrew, the priest”.https://www.familysearch.org/en/surname?surname=papandreahttps://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=papandrea
Notable people with the surname include:
Bruna Papandrea (born 1971), Australian film and television producer and the founder of production company Made Up Stories Chloe Papandrea (born 1994), Australian singer-songwriter James L. Papandrea (born 1963), Australian author, Roman Catholic theologian, historian, speaker, and singer/songwriter Luis Papandrea (born 1952), Argentine Argentine retired professional soccer player Mary-Rose Papandrea, academic and professor
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