Saunders - name meaning and origin

The boy's name Saunders \sa(u)-nde-rs, saun-ders\ is a variant of Alexander (Greek) and Sanders (Middle English), and the meaning of Saunders is "man's defender, warrior; son of Alexander".

The baby name Saunders sounds like Saunder, Sandero, Sander and Saunderson. Other similar baby names are Landers, Zander, Xander, Sandros, Sandro, Sandor, Anders, Sender and Sanderson.

Saunders is a very rare male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Saunders. Compare Saunders with related baby names.