The

masculine Masculinity (also called manhood or manliness) is a set of attributes, behaviors, and roles generally associated with men and boys. Masculinity can be theoretically understood as socially constructed, and there is also evidence that some beh ...

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Sander is a variant of

Alexander Alexander () is a male name of Greek origin. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here ar ...

, used in the Dutch-speaking areas of Europe (chiefly the

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and northern

Belgium Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Countries, it is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeas ...

), as well as

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of ...

and

Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...

. As of 1 January 2021, it is the 34th most common masculine given name in Estonia.Nimede statistika
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feminine Femininity (also called womanliness) is a set of attributes, behaviors, and Gender roles, roles generally associated with women and girls. Femininity can be understood as Social construction of gender, socially constructed, and there is also s ...

version is Sandra; there is another masculine version in some countries:

Sandro Sandro is an Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swiss, Georgian and Croatian given name, often a diminutive of Alessandro or Alexander. It is also a surname. Sandro may refer to: Given name or nickname Sports * Sandro (footballer, born 1973), Braz ...

Given name

* Sander Armée (born 1985), Belgian cyclist * Sander Baart (born 1988), Dutch field hockey player and Olympic competitor * Sander Berk (born 1979), Dutch triathlete and Olympic competitor * Sander Boschker (born 1970), Dutch footballer * Sander Coopman (born 1995), Belgian footballer * Sander Cordeel (born 1987), Belgian road bicycle racer * Sander Debroux (born 1982), Belgian footballer *

Sander Dekker Sander Dekker (born 9 February 1975) is a Dutch politician who served as Minister for Legal Protection in the Third Rutte cabinet from 2017 to 2022. A member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), he previously served as State ...

(born 1975), Dutch politician *

Sander van Doorn Sander Ketelaars (; born 28 February 1979), better known by his stage name Sander van Doorn () or the initials SvD, is a Dutch electro house DJ and record producer from Eindhoven. Background Sander van Doorn began his recording career in 20 ...

(born 1979), Dutch electronic musician & DJ * Sander Dreesmann (born 1977), Dutch field hockey player * Sander Duits (born 1983), Dutch footballer * Sander Fischer (born 1988), Dutch footballer * Sander van Gessel (born 1976), Dutch footballer *

Sander Gilman Sander L. Gilman, (born February 21, 1944), is an American cultural and literary historian. He is known for his contributions to Jewish studies and the history of medicine. He is the author or editor of over one hundred books. Gilman's focus is ...

(born 1944), American cultural and literary historian *

Sander Gommans Sander Gommans (born 15 August 1978) is a Dutch musician and songwriter. He founded the symphonic metal band Apocalypse with Mark Jansen in 1995, which later changed its name to After Forever. He played guitar and performed the vocal grunting ...

(born 1978), Dutch heavy metal singer and musician * Sander de Graaf (born 1995), Dutch rower and Olympic competitor * Sander Griffioen (born 1941), Dutch philosopher and educator *

Sander Groen Sander Groen (born 16 June 1968) is a former professional tennis player from the Netherlands. Groen enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 1 ATP doubles title and 12 Challenger doubles titles. He achi ...

(born 1968), Dutch tennis player * Sander Heesakkers (born 1995), Dutch footballer * Sander Helven (born 1990), Belgian cyclist *

Sander Kleinenberg Sander Kleinenberg (; born 29 December 1971) is a Dutch disc jockey, VDJ, and record producer. He founded and runs Little Mountain Recordings and THIS IS Recordings. Kleinenberg is well known for his use of digital video in concerts, his "Everyb ...

(born 1971), Dutch DJ and record producer *

Sander Jan Klerk Sander Jan Klerk (born 19 June 1982) is a Dutch actor and singer. Biography Klerk was born on 19 June 1982, in The Hague, the youngest son from a family with 2 children. He was born in The Hague and grew up in the Westland (municipality), Ne ...

(born 1982), Dutch actor and singer * Sander Lantinga (born 1976), Dutch radio personality *

Sander Levin Sander Martin Levin (born September 6, 1931) is an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 2019, representing (numbered as the from 1983 to 1993 and as the from 1993 to 2013). Levin, a member ...

(born 1931), American politician * Sander MacKilljan, Dutch mixed martial artist * Sander Sandy Nelson (1938–2022), American rock and roll drummer * Sander Pärn (born 1992), Estonian rally driver * Sander Post (born 1984), Estonian footballer * Sander Puri (born 1988), Estonian footballer * Sander Raieste (born 1999), Estonian basketball player * Sander de Rouwe (born 1980), Dutch politician * Sander Rozema (born 1987), Dutch footballer * Sander Rue (born 1948), American politician *

Sander Sagosen Sander Sagosen (born 14 September 1995) is a Norwegian professional handball player for Aalborg Håndbold and the Norway men's national handball team, Norwegian national team. At club level, he has won major titles in four countries, including ...

(born 1995), Norwegian handball player * Sander Schnitger (1958–2020) Dutch general in the Royal Netherlands Air Force *

Sander Schwartz Sander Schwartz (born January 7, 1954) is an American Daytime Emmy award-winning producer of television animation. He was President of Warner Bros. Animation between 2001 and 2007, followed by President, International Productions of Sony Picture ...

(born 1954), American television animation producer * Sander Schutgens (born 1975) Dutch runner * Sander Skogli (born 1993), Norwegian ice hockey player * Sander Steen (born 1986), American rock drummer * Sander van de Streek (born 1993), Dutch footballer * Sander Svendsen (born 1997), Norwegian footballer *

Sander Thoenes Sander Thoenes (November 7, 1968 – September 21, 1999) was a Dutch journalist who was killed, near Dili in East Timor, by soldiers of the Indonesian army. He was shot when their paths crossed on a road as the Indonesians withdrew from the terri ...

(1968–1999), Dutch journalist * Sander Thonhauser, Dutch mixed martial artist *

Sander Vanocur Sander Vanocur (; born Alexander Vinocur, January 8, 1928 – September 16, 2019) was an American television journalist who focused on U.S. national electoral politics, primarily for NBC News and ABC News. Life and career Vanocur was born i ...

(1928–2019), American journalist * Siim-Sander Vene (born 1990), Estonian basketball player * Sander Vos (born 1967), Dutch film editor * Sander van der Weide (born 1976), Dutch field hockey player and Olympic medalist * Sander Westerveld (born 1974), Dutch footballer * Sander de Wijn (born 1990), Dutch field hockey player and Olympic competitor * Sander P. Zwegers (born 1975), Dutch mathematician

Surname

* Anne Sander (politician) (born 1973), French politician *

August Sander August Sander (17 November 1876 – 20 April 1964) was a German portrait photography, portrait and Documentary photography, documentary photographer. His first book ''Face of our Time'' (German: ''Antlitz der Zeit'') was published in 1929. Sande ...

(1876–1964), German photographer * B. J. Sander (born 1980), American football player * Brenden Sander (born 1995), American volleyball player * Bruno Sander (1884–1979), Austrian geologist * Chris Sander (scientist), computational biologist * Emily Sander (1989–2007), American model *

Friedrich Wilhelm Sander Friedrich Wilhelm Sander (25 August 1885 in Glatz (Kłodzko) – 15 September 1938) was a German pyrotechnics and rocket technology engineer as well as manufacturer remembered for his contributions to rocket-powered flight as key protagonist of th ...

(1885–1938), German pyrotechnics engineer and manufacturer * Heidemarie Jiline "Jil" Sander (born 1943), German fashion designer * Helge Sander (born 1950), Danish politician * Henry Frederick Conrad Sander (1847–1920), German-born British publisher, orchidologist and nurseryman * Jean-Marie Sander (born 1949), French farmer, politician and banker * Lori Garcia Sander, American politician * Mart Sander (born 1967), Estonian singer, actor, director, author and television host *

Otto Sander Otto Sander (; 30 June 1941 – 12 September 2013) was a German film, theater, and voice actor. Life Education and early career Sander grew up in Kassel, where he graduated in 1961 from the Friedrichgymnasium. After leaving school he spen ...

(1941-2013), German film, theatre, and voice actor * Paige Sander (born 1995), American volleyball player * Petrik Sander (born 1960), German footballer * Taylor Sander (born 1992), American volleyball player

Fictional characters

* Sander Cohen is a character in the 2007 video game

BioShock ''BioShock'' is a 2007 first-person shooter video game developed by 2K Boston (later Irrational Games) and 2K Australia, and published by 2K. The first game in the ''BioShock'' series, it was released for Microsoft Windows and Xbox 360 ...

. * Sander Driesen is a character in the Belgian series '' WTFock''.

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