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Andrew Andrew is the English form of the given name, common in many countries. The word is derived from the , ''Andreas'', itself related to ''aner/andros'', "man" (as opposed to "woman"), thus meaning "manly" and, as consequence, "brave", "strong", "c ...

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

. The masculine name

Ander The masculine name Ander is a variant of the Greek name "Andreas". Other variants of the Greek name "Andreas" are Andres_(name), Andrés and Andrew, as well as Anders. The masculine name :eu:Ander, Ander is a variant Basque form of Andrew. Notable ...

is a variant Basque form of

. Notable people with the name Ander include:

Given name

* Ander Crenshaw (born 1944), American banker, attorney and politician * Ander Monson, American novelist, poet, and nonfiction writer * Ander Monro (born 1981), Canadian rugby player * Ander Herrera (born 1989), Spanish footballer * Ander Lafuente Aguado (born 1983), Spanish footballer * Ander Elosegi (born 1987), Spanish slalom canoeist * Ander Gago (born 1984), Spanish footballer * Ander García, Spanish basketball player * Ander Garitano (born 1969), Spanish football player and coach * Ander Iturraspe (born 1989), Spanish footballer * Ander Mirambell (born 1983), Spanish skeleton racer * Ander Murillo (born 1983), Spanish/Basque footballer * Ander Olaizola (born 1989), Spanish footballer * Ander Vilariño (born 1980), Spanish racecar driver * Ander Barrenetxea (born 2001), Spanish footballer * Ander Capa (born 1992), Spanish footballer * Ander Vitoria (born 1990), Spanish footballer * Walter Ander Williams (born 1970), American basketball player * Ander Gil (born 1974), Spanish teacher and politician serving as the 62nd and current president of the Senate of Spain since 2021.

Characters with the given name

* Ander Muñoz, he is one of the protagonists of the

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played by Arón Piper. * Ander Elessedil, character in Terry Brooks' epic fantasy novel ''The Elfstones of Shannara''

Surname

* Charlotte Ander (1902–1969), daughter of German stage/film couple Rudolf Andersch and Ida Perry * Johan Alfred Ander (1873–1910), convicted Swedish murderer, the last person to be officially executed in Sweden {{given name, type=both Surnames from given names