Sander (first name)
Encyclopedia
The masculine
given name
Sander (Pronounced: Sahn-der) is of German
origin, though mostly used in the Netherlands
, Norway
and Belgium
. It's a variant of Alexander
(Greek) which means Protector of Men. The feminine
variant is called Sandra
. Outside Europe
, Sander(s) is a very rare male given name but a rather popular surname. Very often, people called Sander are called "Sanders" for this very reason.
Sander Kean, Cuban American DP
Masculine
Masculine or masculinity, normally refer to qualities positively associated with men.Masculine may also refer to:*Masculine , a grammatical gender*Masculine cadence, a final chord occurring on a strong beat in music...
given name
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
Sander (Pronounced: Sahn-der) is of German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
origin, though mostly used in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
and Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
. It's a variant of Alexander
Alexander
Alexander is a common male first name, and less common surname. The most famous is Alexander the Great, the King of Macedon who created one of the largest empires in ancient history.- Origin :...
(Greek) which means Protector of Men. The feminine
Feminine
Feminine, or femininity, normally refers to qualities positively associated with women.Feminine may also refer to:*Feminine , a grammatical gender*Feminine cadence, a final chord falling in a metrically weak position...
variant is called Sandra
Sandra (given name)
Sandra is a female name, which is often used as short form for Alexandra or Cassandra. Alexandra is a feminine from of the male name Alexander, which is a romanization of the Greek name Αλέξανδρος . It is generally interpreted to mean "protector of man" or "defender of man". Cassandra is also...
. Outside Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, Sander(s) is a very rare male given name but a rather popular surname. Very often, people called Sander are called "Sanders" for this very reason.
Given name
- Sander van DoornSander van DoornSander van Doorn Sander van Doorn Sander van Doorn (born Sander Ketelaars [] on February 28, 1979 in Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands is a Dutch tech trance DJ and producer...
(born 1979), Dutch trance musician - Sander Kleinenberg (born 1971), Dutch DJ and record producer
- Sander PostSander PostSander Post is an Estonian professional footballer, who plays for the Norwegian top league side Aalesunds FK in the position of striker.-Early career:...
(born 1984), Estonian football player - Sander PuriSander PuriSander Puri is an Estonian professional footballer, who plays for Lombard-Pápa. He plays the position of midfielder and is a member of Estonia national football team.-FC Levadia:...
(born 1988), Estonian football player - Sander WesterveldSander WesterveldSander Westerveld is a Dutch professional football goalkeeper. He left Sparta Rotterdam at the end of the 2007–08 Eredivisie season to play for Monza, and is currently playing for South African Premier Soccer League club Ajax Cape Town....
(born 1974), Dutch football player - Sander HicksSander HicksSander Hicks is the founder of Soft Skull Press, and Vox Pop Inc. Raised in the DC area, he is the son of Norman Hicks, a progressive economist and anti-poverty specialist, who is retired from the . Raised Catholic, Sander attended Bishop Ireton High School, where he graduated with honors...
(born 1971) New York author, political activist and entrepreneur - Siim-Sander VeneSiim-Sander VeneSiim-Sander Vene is an Estonian professional basketballer. Vene started his senior club career in 2005 at the age of 14 in TTÜ KK. In 2006 he went to play in the Žalgiris-Arvydas Sabonis school in Lithuania. From there he moved to Kaunas TRIOBET and eventually to Lithuanian powerhouse Žalgiris...
(born 1990), Estonian basketball player
Sander Kean, Cuban American DP
Surname
- August SanderAugust SanderAugust Sander was a German portrait and documentary photographer. Sander's first book Face of our Time was published in 1929...
(1876–1964), German photographer - B. J. Sander (born 1980), American football player
- Friedrich Wilhelm Sander (1885–1938), German pyrotechnics engineer and manufacturer
- Emily SanderMurder of Emily SanderEmily Irene Sander was an 18-year-old American student at Butler Community College in El Dorado, Kansas who worked as an internet porn model. Reported missing on November 23, 2007 and found dead six days later, her disappearance was widely covered in the mainstream news media...
(1989–2007), American model - Helge SanderHelge SanderHelge Mølsted Sander is a Danish politician. He is the former Danish Minister of Science, Technology and Development...
(born 1950), Danish politician - Mart SanderMart SanderMartin Laurent Sander is an Estonian singer, actor, director, author and television host.-Life and career:...
(born 1967), Estonian singer, actor, director, author and television host - Petrik SanderPetrik SanderPetrik Sander is a German footballer, who works as Head Coach of Carl Zeiss Jena- Player career :He played many games in the DDR-Oberliga for Energie Cottbus and Motor Nordhausen.- Coaching career :...
(born 1960), German footballer