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♂ Zander
What does Zander mean?
Zander 
▲ as a boys' name is pronounced ZAN-der. It is of Slavic and Greek origin, and the meaning of Zander is "man's defender". Short form of Alexander. Also a German Yiddish name. See also Sandy. Also form of Sander.
ENDS WITH -er
Variations
VARIANTS Zan, Zandro, Zandros, Zann
RELATIONS VIA ALEXANDER, SANDY Alcander, Iskander, Sander, Sandero, Sandey, Sandie, Sandor, Sandro, Sandy▼, Saunder, Saunders, Sikander, Xander▲
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Zander Raiden (Z.R.), ..
How popular is Zander?
Zander is an uncommonly occurring first name for males but a very prominent last name for both adults and children (#7099 out of 150436, Top 5%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Zander entered the list in 1998 and reached its highest rank of #230 in the U.S. in the year 2013, and is at #259 presently. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Popular variation forms of Zander (#259 IN 2018) are Alexander (#11), Xander (#171), Sandor, Sandro and Sandy. Other forms, like Saunders, are uncommon. Usage of these relations of Zander was widespread 9 years ago (USAGE OF 1.1%) and is almost as conventional today (USAGE 0.9%, ▼17%), but with the version Sandy becoming somewhat outmoded. Xander and Zander are two of the more fashionable birth names in this list.
Similar Names
Zander▲ is pronounced similarly to Sender. Other recommended sound-alike 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, Tandey, Tanier, Tanner▼, Vander, Walder, Ysander (see Isandro), Zaheer, Zane▲, Zavier▲ and Zindel. These names tend to be more commonly used than Zander.
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