Western Names · Boy
Xander name meaning
“defender of men”
- Letters
- 6
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- X
- Origin
- Greek · English
- Category
- Western Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
1
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Xander
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Xander is a boy's name, a short form of the Greek Alexander meaning 'defender of men'.
What does Xander mean?
About the name Xander
Xander is a short form of Alexander, from the Greek Alexandros, generally taken to mean 'defending men'. It combines alexo 'to defend' and aner 'man'. It is used as a Western-style name.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Alexander · behindthename.com · meaning
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