Sander

Dutch and Scandinavian, diminutive of Alexander

"defending men"

Sander Origin and Meaning

The name Sander is a boy's name of Scandinavian, Dutch origin meaning "defending men".

Sander is a more conventional form of Zander or Xander, heard frequently on its own in Europe. It is now a Top 20 name in Norway, and is also popular in Denmark, Belgium and the Netherlands. 

Sander Popularity

• 1856 Nameberry 2024
• 34 Norway 2023
• 32 Estonia 2023

20 Names Similar to Sander

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Sander.

• Albin
• Vedette
• Auley
• Andor
• Bix
• Lester
• Hanson
• Aurelian
• Letha
• Ainslie
• Gustav
• Emilian
• Ludovic
• Eldon
• Eben
• Luc
• Lovisa
• Lander
• Shaniece
• Kadon

Famous People Named Sander

• Sander Vanocur journalist and broadcaster
• Sander Jennings featured on the reality TV show "I Am Jazz"
• Sander Helmers Olsen, member of Norwegian boyband The Main Level

Sander in Pop Culture

• Sander Loyer from the movie "Camp Rock"
• Sander Driesen From Belgian TV show “WTFock”