Xander is an abbreviated form of the name

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 ...

and pronounced like "Zander". Alexander is the Latin form of the Greek name "Alexandros". The name's meaning is interpreted from "alexein" which means "to defend" plus "andros" which translates to "man, warrior" in a relationship or possessive form. Hence the meaning: defender of man.

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Xander (Danish singer) Alexander Theo Linnet (born 4 April 1988 in Copenhagen, Denmark), performing under his mononym A mononym is a name composed of only one word. An individual who is known and addressed by a mononym is a mononymous person. A mononym may be the ...

(born 1988), Danish singer (full name Alexander Theo Linnet) *

Xander (Dutch singer) Xander Venema (born 27 August 1985 in Nieuw-Amsterdam, Netherlands), performing under his mononym Xander, is a Dutch singer, songwriter who was part of the Dutch boyband 4 AM. He took part in Dutch series 2 of ''Popstars'' finishing 11th. Aft ...

(born 1985), Dutch singer songwriter (full name Xander Van Gameren) * Xander (South Korean singer) (born 1988), also known as Alexander (full name Alexander Lee Eusebio) *

Xander de Buisonjé Alexander Serge de Buisonjé (born 19 July 1973) is a Dutch singer who performs in Dutch and English. He is also a TV presenter best known for presenting ''Vrienden van Amstel LIVE!'' (2010) and ''Vrienden van Amstel zingen Kroonjuwelen'' (2012) ...

, (born 1973), Dutch singer *

Xander Rawlins Alexander Rawlins is an English singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. He is the lead vocalist and one half of the Indie Electronic duoLAIKIPIA and released the first single,Midnight Love froPally Inkin 2024. He began his ...

, a British singer-songwriter known for his British Army charity single "1000 Miles Apart" ;In arts and entertainment *

Alexander Armstrong Alexander Henry Fenwick Armstrong (born 2 March 1970) is an English actor, comedian, radio personality, television presenter, singer and farmer. He is the host of the BBC One game show ''Pointless'', and is a weekday morning-show presenter on C ...

(or Xander Armstrong; born 1970), British comedian, actor and television presenter *

Xander Berkeley Alexander Harper Berkeley (born December 16, 1955) is an American actor. Since beginning his career in the early 1980s, he has appeared in over 200 film and television projects. His films include ''Terminator 2: Judgment Day'' (1991), ''Candyman ...

(born 1955), American actor * Xander Marro (born 1975), puppet-maker and projectionist *

Xander Mobus Xander Mobus is an American voice actor. Career Mobus has worked in English-language dubs of anime and video games. In 2014, he voiced the announcer and the characters Master Hand and Crazy Hand in ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii ...

(born 1992), American voice actor * Xander Parish, English ballet dancer * Xander Straat (born 1965), Dutch stage, television, and film actor ;Sports *

Xander Bogaerts Xander Jan Bogaerts (born October 1, 1992; ) is an Aruban professional baseball shortstop and second baseman for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Boston Red Sox. He represents the Neth ...

(born 1992), baseball shortstop on the San Diego Padres *

Xander Houtkoop Xander Houtkoop (born 26 March 1989) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a winger. He formerly played for FC Emmen, Heracles Almelo, Go Ahead Eagles and ADO Den Haag. Houtkoop is known for his speed, creativity, close control ...

(born 1989), Dutch professional footballer *

Xander Pitchers Russell Alexander Hugh Pitchers (born 20 February 1994) is a Namibian cricketer who made his senior debut for the Namibia national cricket team, Namibian national side in March 2013, aged 19. Born in Kimberley, Northern Cape, Kimberley, South Af ...

(born 1994), Namibian cricketer *

Xander Schauffele Alexander Victor Schauffele (; born October 25, 1993) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He won the Tour Championship in 2017 and the gold medal at the men's individual golf event of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, ...

(born 1993), American professional golfer

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Xander Harris Alexander Lavelle Harris is a fictional character created for the action-horror/fantasy television series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' (1997–2003). He was developed by Joss Whedon and portrayed throughout the television series by Nicholas Brend ...

, a main character in the television series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' *

Xander Bly ''Power Rangers Mystic Force'' is the 2006 season of ''Power Rangers'' which tells the story of the fight between the Mystic Rangers and the evil Forces of Darkness who are trying to rule over the worlds of mortals and magic. Mystic Rangers The ...

, the Green Mystic Ranger from '' Power Rangers: Mystic Force'' *Xander Cage, the protagonist of the ''xXx'' franchise, portrayed by

Vin Diesel Mark Sinclair (born July 18, 1967), known professionally as Vin Diesel, is an American actor and film producer. One of the world's highest-grossing actors, he is best known for portraying Dominic "Dom" Toretto in the '' Fast & Furious'' fra ...

* Xander Crews, in the animated series ''

Frisky Dingo ''Frisky Dingo'' is an American adult animated television series created by Adam Reed and Matt Thompson for Adult Swim. The series revolves around the conflict between a supervillain named Killface and a superhero named Awesome X, alias billi ...

'' * Xandir P. Wifflebottom, a character in the animated series ''

Drawn Together ''Drawn Together'' is an American adult animated sitcom created by Dave Jeser and Matt Silverstein. It aired on Comedy Central from October 27, 2004, to November 14, 2007, spanning three seasons. The series is a parody of house-based reality s ...

''. *Xander, boyfriend of Dana Brody in ''Homeland'' (TV series) *

Xander Kiriakis Xander Kiriakis is a fictional character from ''Days of Our Lives'', an American soap opera on Peacock. The character, created by Gary Tomlin and Christopher Whitesell, is portrayed by Paul Telfer. Introduced in 2015 as the nephew of tycoon Vic ...

, a fictional character on the

NBC The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the NBC Entertainment division of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast. It is one of NBCUniversal's ...

soap opera ''

Days of Our Lives ''Days of Our Lives'' (also stylized as ''Days of our Lives''; simply referred to as ''Days'' or ''DOOL'') is an American television soap opera that aired on the network NBC from November 8, 1965, to September 9, 2022; the soap has streamed n ...

'' *Xander, a Nohrian prince in the game ''

Fire Emblem Fates ''Fire Emblem Fates'' is a tactical role-playing video game for the Nintendo 3DS handheld video game console, developed by Intelligent Systems and Nintendo SPD and published by Nintendo. It was released in June 2015 in Japan, then released int ...

'', the adopted brother of the main protagonist. * Xander Shakadera, fictional character in ''

Beyblade Beyblade (Japanese: ベイブレード ''Beiburēdo'') is a battling spinning top toyline and multimedia franchise developed by Takara Tomy. Beyblades were inspired by the old "beigoma" spinning tops in olden Asia. The first modern Beyblade was ...

'' *Xander Payne, a fictional character in ''

Mega Man ''Mega Man'' (known as in Japan) is a video game franchise developed and published by Capcom, featuring the Mega Man (character), protagonist of the same name. The Mega Man (1987 video game), original game was released for the Nintendo Enter ...

'' series by Archie Comics

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