Anders

Also known as Anders (given name), Anders (first name)

Anders is a male name in Scandinavian languages and Fering North Frisian, an equivalent of the Greek Andreas ("manly") and the English Andrew. It originated from Andres via metathesis.

Key facts

Given name2.name: Anders
Given name2.gender: Male
Given name2.language: Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
Given name2.seealso: Andreas, Andrew, Andres

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: male given name
Said to be same as: Andriy

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name day: November 30
Commons category: Anders (given name)
different from: Anders
native label: Anders
language of work or name: Norwegian
writing system: Latin script
Soundex: A536
Cologne phonetics: 06278
Caverphone: ANTS11

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Anders is a male name in Scandinavian languages and Fering North Frisian, an equivalent of the Greek Andreas ("manly") and the English Andrew. It originated from Andres via metathesis.

In Sweden, Anders has been one of the most common names for many centuries, earliest attested in 1378. It was common for priests and farmers during medieval times. According to Statistics Sweden, as of 31 December 2021 it ranks 4th among the male names. The great frequency of this name at the point in time (around 1900) when patronymics were converted into family names is the reason why 1 out of every 30 Swedes today is called Andersson.

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