#Andries

• Andries — A Romanian surname widespread nationally or an archaic masculine given name, representing a regional Moldavian variant of the name Andrew, structurally derived from the Greek 'Andreas' (manly, courageous). In a cultural and folkloric context, the name identifies a famous folk tale character (the brave youth Andrieș) or the title of Grigore Vieru's debut poem, adapted into a film by director Sergei Parajanov.
• Andrieseni — A rural locality (commune) located in Iași County, Moldavia, Romania, composed of the villages Andrieșeni, Buhăeni, Drăgănești, Glăvănești, Iecești, Fântânele, and Spineni. This structural geographical entity is situated in the Moldavian Plain, on the banks of the Jijia River, historically recognized for its fertile soils and rail connections via the Iași-Dorohoi line.
• Andriesescu — A Romanian surname, famous in academia due to the archaeologist Ioan Andrieșescu, a corresponding member of the Romanian Academy and a pioneer of local prehistoric research. Structurally, this name is a complex patronymic formed based on the name Andrieș (Andrew), indicating family descent from an ancestor bearing this name and serving as a historically stabilized cultural identity marker in Eastern Europe.
• Andriies — An archaic or regionally extended graphic variant of the Romanian surname Andrieș, representing a Moldavian hypocoristic form structurally derived from the root name Andrew (Greek 'Andreas'). This patronymic, characterized by preserving a specific vocalization in old manuscripts, acts as a stable marker of filiation and cultural identity in the Eastern European space.