The first name Anders is of Scandinavian, Greek, Swedish, English, Danish origin. It is often a boy name. It has the following meaning(s):

Scandinavian: Manly; Brave. Variant of English Andrew

Greek: Son of Ander

Swedish: Strong

English: Variant of Andrew: Brave; Manly. Famous Bearer: Prince Andrew

Danish: Danish Form of Andrew

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Anderson  (Scandinavian)
Manly; Brave. Variant of English Andrew

Anderson  (Greek)
Son of Ander

Anderson  (Norse)
Son of Ander

Anderson  (Scottish)
Son of Andrew

Daveney  (French)
Name of a Town and Castle in Flanders. Also a Rhyming Variant of Daphne

Eurayle  (Greek)
Wanders Far

Fleming  (Anglo Saxon)
From Flanders

Gillanders  (Scottish)
Servant of St. Andrew; Derived from the Gaelic Gille Ainndreis and Gille Anndrais (Servant of St. Andrew). (Gil-an- Derz)

Igasho  (Native American)
Wanders

Kay  (English)
Variant of the Latin: Gaius; an Alternative Spelling of Cai. Sir Kay Was a Knight of King Arthur's Round Table. The Name Kay Also Appeared in Hans Christian Andersen's Story 'The Snow Queen'

Landers  (French)
From the Grassy Plain

Landers  (English)
Rough Land

Sanders  (English)
Alexander's Son

Sanders  (Greek)
Defender of Man

Sanders  (Greek)
Son of Alexander

Sanders  (English)
Alexander's Son (Sanderson, Sander, Saunders, Saunderson)

Sanderson  (English)
Alexander's Son

Sanderson  (Greek)
Diminutive of Alexander: Defender of Men; Protector of Mankind

Toi  (Biblical)
Who Wanders

Toi  (Biblical)
Who Wanders

Vanda  (Polish)
Polish Form of Wanda: Wanders

Wendel  (German)
Wanders

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