Given Name EVANDER (1)

GENDER: Masculine

USAGE: Greek Mythology (Latinized), Roman Mythology

OTHER SCRIPTS: Ευανδρος (Ancient Greek)

PRONOUNCED: ee-VAN-dər (English), ə-VAN-dər (English) [details]

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Variant of Evandrus, the Latin form of the Greek name Ευανδρος (Euandros), derived from Greek ευ (eu) meaning "good" and ανηρ (aner) meaning "man" (genitive ανδρος). In Roman mythology Evander was an Arcadian hero of the Trojan War who founded the city of Pallantium near the spot where Rome was later built.

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VARIANTS: Euandros (Greek Mythology), Evandrus (Roman Mythology)

SAME SPELLING: Evander (2)

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