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♂ Xander
What does Xander mean?
Xander 
▲ as a boys' name is pronounced ZAN-der. It is of Greek origin, and the meaning of Xander is "man's defender". Short form of Alexander. Also form of Sander.
ENDS WITH -er
Variations
RELATED FORMS VIA ALEXANDER Alcander, Iskander, Sander, Sandero, Sandie, Sandor, Sandro, Sandy▼, Saunder, Saunders, Sikander, Zander▲, Zandro
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Xander Elyas (X.E.), ..
How popular is Xander?
Xander is an uncommonly occurring given name for males but a very prominent surname for both adults and children (#56826 out of 150436, Top 38%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Xander was first listed in 1998 and reached its apex position of #164 in the U.S. in the year 2017, and is at #171 currently. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Alexander (#11 FROM RECENT DATA), Zander (#259), Sandor, Sandro and Sandy are the prominent alternative forms of Xander (#171) rated in the Top 2000. These relations of Xander were popular as baby names 9 years ago (USAGE OF 1.1%) and are almost as common today (USAGE 0.9%, ▼17%), but with the version Sandy going out of style. Alexander has historically been a favorite of parents, though Zander has become popular as well.
Similar Names
Xander▲ is alike in pronunciation to Sender. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Ander, Balder, Banner, Brander, Calder, Ender, Evander▲, Haider, Hayder, Isander, Jader, Landen, Lander, Landers, Landor, Lanier, Leander▼, Liander, Linder, Mandel, Nader, Neander, Randel, Randey, Ranger, Ranier, Rayder, Sanders, Sandey, Tandey, Tanier, Tanner▼, Vander, Walder, Xandros, Xavier▲ and Ysander (see Isandro). These names tend to be more commonly used than Xander.
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