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What does Anders mean?
Anders 
▲ as a boys' name is pronounced AN-ders. It is of Scandinavian and Greek origin, and the meaning of Anders is "man, warrior". Variant of Andrew.
STARTS WITH An-
ASSOCIATED WITH scandinavian, greek, warrior
Variations
VARIANTS Ander, Anderson▲, Andersson
RELATIONS VIA ANDREW Adem, Aindreas, Andie, Andor, Andras, Andre, Andrea, Andreas, Andrei, Andrej, Andres▲, Andresj, Andrewes, Andrews, Andrey, Andrezj, Andries, Andrij, Andrius, Andro, Andros, Andru, Andruw, Andy, Antero, Ondre
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Anders Lazarus (A.L.), ..
How popular is Anders?
Anders is a rare first name for men but a very popular last name for both adults and children (#2165 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Anders entered the list in 1960-1969 and reached its apex rank of #750 in the U.S. in 2014, and is at #785 presently. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Ander (#1283 FROM RECENT DATA), Anderson (#297), Andre (#274), Andrea, Andreas (#1317), Andrei, Andres (#215), Andrew (#43), Andrey, Andru and Andy (#369) are the popular variation forms of Anders (#785). These forms of Anders reached the top of their popularity in the year 1990 (AVERAGE #1060) and are now significantly less conventional (#1048, DOWN 62.3%), with the version Andrew becoming less trendy. Andrew has historically been the top pick of parents, although Anders seems to be becoming a favorite too.
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Abdel, Abeeri (see Abir), Acer, Adams, Addams, Addem, Adeel, Adeev, Adel, Adler▲, Aegeus, Aeneas, Ahern, Aiden▲, Aigeus, Aimes, Ainneas, Albern, Albert▼, Alden▲, Aldis, Aldous, Aleks, Alvert, Ameer▲, Amer, Ammer, Amyes (see Amyas), Anael, Ancell, Andino, Andon▼, Andrae, Andreus, Andric, Andrik, Andris, Angus, Anjel, Anker, Ankur, Anngus (see Angus), Anse, Anselm, Anstas, Antaeus, Antares, Anteus, Antons, Anwel, Anwell, Ardel, Ardell, Arden, Aries▲, Arles, Asher▲, Aubert, Aubery (see Aubrey), Audey, Aundre, Avery▲, Avner, Ayden, Ayers, Ender, Flinders, Landers, Rivers, Rogers▼, Sanders, Saunders, Sayers, Somers and Spiers. These names tend to be more commonly used than Anders.
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