Xander name - Meaning of Xander

Xander name - Meaning of Xander

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Gender
Masculine
Lucky Number
3
See Lucky Number 3 Meaning
Usage
Dutch, English (Modern), Greek
Pronounced
KSAHN-dər (Dutch) , ZAN-dər (English)
Xander Meaning
Short form of Alexander. It was popularized in the English-speaking world by a character on the television series 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' (1997-2003). Xander is a diminutive of Alexander. The name Alexander is a general European name, derived from the Old Greek name "Alexandros", itself derived from the words "alexein", which means "to ward off or to defend", and "andros or aner", which means "man". It means defender, helper, guardian of people. In other words, it is a name which signifies strength or protection. It was the name given to one of the greatest kings on Earth, Alexander The Great.

Xander Related Names
Variants: Alex, Lex, Sander (Dutch), Al, Alec, Alex, Lex, Sandy, Zander (English)
Feminine Form: Alexina (English)
Other Languages: Aleksander, Skender (Albanian), Alexander, Alexandros (Ancient Greek), Iskandar (Arabic), Aleksandr (Armenian), Alesander (Basque), Alexander (Biblical), Alexandros (Biblical Greek), Aleksandar, Sasho (Bulgarian), Alexandre, Àlex (Catalan), Aleksandar, Sandi, Saša (Croatian), Alexandr, Aleš (Czech), Alexander, Aleksander, Sander (Danish), Aleksandro, Aleĉjo (Esperanto), Aleksander (Estonian), Aleksanteri, Ale, Samppa, Santeri, Santtu (Finnish), Alexandre, Alex (French), Alexandre (Galician), Aleksandre, Sandro (Georgian), Alexander, Alex (German), Alexandros (Greek), Alexander, Alexandros (Greek Mythology), Alexander, Sándor, Sanyi (Hungarian), Iskandar (Indonesian), Eskandar (Iranian), Alastar (Irish), Alessandro, Ale, Sandro (Italian), Aleksandras (Lithuanian), Aleksandar, Ace, Sasho (Macedonian), Aleksander, Alexander, Sander (Norwegian), Sikandar (Pashto), Aleksander, Olek (Polish), Alexandre, Alex, Xandinho (Portuguese), Alexandru, Sandu (Romanian), Aleksandr, Sasha, Shura (Russian), Alasdair, Alastair, Alistair, Alister, Ally, Sawney (Scottish), Aleksandar, Saša (Serbian), Alexander, Aleš (Slovak), Aleksander, Aleks, Aleš, Sandi, Saša, Sašo (Slovene), Alejandro, Ale (Spanish), Alexander, Sander (Swedish), İskender (Turkish), Oleksander, Oleksandr, Olek (Ukrainian), Sikandar (Urdu), Sender (Yiddish)

Xander Celebrities
Xander Berkeley - actor,


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Meaning of Xander Name

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