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View Name: Xander


XANDER
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: Dutch, English (Modern)
PRONOUNCED: KSAHN-dur (Dutch), ZAN-dər (English)   [key]
Meaning & History
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).
Related Names
VARIANTS: Alex, Lex, Sander (Dutch), Al, Alec, Alex, Lex, Sandy, Zander (English)
FEMININE FORM: Alexina (English)
OTHER LANGUAGES: Skender (Albanian), Sasho (Bulgarian), Àlex (Catalan), Sandi, Saša (Croatian), Aleš (Czech), Aleĉjo (Esperanto), Ale, Samppa, Santeri, Santtu (Finnish), Alex (French), Alex (German), Sándor, Sanyi (Hungarian), Ale, Sandro (Italian), Ace, Sasho (Macedonian), Olek (Polish), Alex, Xandinho (Portuguese), Sandu (Romanian), Sasha, Shura (Russian), Sander (Scandinavian), Sawney (Scottish), Saša (Serbian), Aleš (Slovak), Aleks, Aleš, Sandi, Saša, Sašo (Slovene), Ale (Spanish)
Popularity
United States  ranked #205 
Belgium  ranked #45 
Netherlands  ranked #229 



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