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Sanders at a glance
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Filipino English Greek Middle English
- Western numerology
- 8
- Indian numerology
- 5
- Characters
- 7
- Popular
- 111 family views
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What does Sanders mean?
Sanders is a baby name with Filipino, English, Greek, Middle English context. Parents can review its meaning, origin, numerology, sibling ideas, and similar names before adding it to a shortlist. The recorded meaning is Alexander's son; Defender of man; son of Alexander.
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Dagger; large stone; short sword In the 5th century, the Germanic Saxons frequently invaded Britain; Sword; swordsman
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Sanderson
Boy
English
Alexander's son; Diminutive of Alexander: Defender of men; protector of mankind
144 family views
Sandy
Unisex
Indian
Abbreviation of Alexander defender of man; Abbreviation of Alexander 'defender of man'; Diminutive of Alexander: Defender of men; Feminine form of Alexander: Defender; Good Lamp
168 family views
Anders
Boy
English
brave Variant of; Danish form of Andrew; Manly; Manly Famous Bearer: Prince Andrew; Son of Ander
210 family views
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Boy
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Alexander's son; Diminutive of Alexander: Defender of men; protector of mankind
141 family views
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Sisters for Sanders
Sandra
Girl
Filipino
defender of men; it became popular after the 1863 marriage of future King Edward VII to Princess Alexandra of Denmark; Unheeded prophetess A diminutive of Casirnir, Cassandra, or Catherine In Homer's 'The Iliad' Cassandra's prediction of the fall of Troy was...
158 family views
Sandy
Unisex
Indian
Abbreviation of Alexander defender of man; Abbreviation of Alexander 'defender of man'; Diminutive of Alexander: Defender of men; Feminine form of Alexander: Defender; Good Lamp
168 family views
Sasha
Unisex
Filipino
Defender of man; Defender of mankind Feminine of Alexander; diminutive form of Alexander
126 family views
Saxon
Unisex
English
Dagger; large stone; short sword In the 5th century, the Germanic Saxons frequently invaded Britain; Sword; swordsman
174 family views
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Boy
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Alexander's son; Diminutive of Alexander: Defender of men; protector of mankind
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Boy
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brave Variant of; Danish form of Andrew; Manly; Manly Famous Bearer: Prince Andrew; Son of Ander
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Boy
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Alexander's son; Diminutive of Alexander: Defender of men; protector of mankind
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