The masculine name Ander is a variant of the Greek name "
Andreas
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Andreas
Andreas ( el, Ἀνδρέας) is a name usually given to males in Austria, Greece, Cyprus, Denmark, Armenia, Estonia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Finland, Flanders, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Romania, the Netherlands, and Indonesia. The name ...
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Andrés and
Andrew
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Anders
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.
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The masculine name
Ander is a variant Basque form of
Andrew
Andrew is the English form of a given name common in many countries. In the 1990s, it was among the top ten most popular names given to boys in List of countries where English is an official language, English-speaking countries. "Andrew" is freq ...
.
Notable people with the name Ander include:
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Ander Crenshaw
Alexander Mann "Ander" Crenshaw (born September 1, 1944) is an American banker, attorney, and politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2001 to 2017. He is a member of the Republican Party. Crenshaw retired from Congress when ...
(born 1944), American banker, attorney and politician
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Ander Monson, American novelist, poet, and nonfiction writer
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Ander Monro
Alexander "Ander" Monro (born September 6, 1981) is a Canadians, Canadian rugby union footballer. He previously played for the Edinburgh Gunners, Waterloo R.F.C. and Colorno Rugby Club in Italy. He currently plays club rugby for Castaway Wanderer ...
(born 1981), Canadian rugby player
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Ander Herrera
Ander Herrera Agüera (; born 14 August 1989) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for La Liga club Athletic Bilbao, on loan from Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain.
He began his career at Real Zaragoza, before moving ...
(born 1989), Spanish footballer
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Ander Lafuente Aguado (born 1983), Spanish footballer
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Ander Elosegi (born 1987), Spanish slalom canoeist
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Ander Gago (born 1984), Spanish footballer
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Ander García, Spanish basketball player
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Ander Garitano (born 1969), Spanish football player and coach
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Ander Iturraspe
Ander Iturraspe Derteano (; ; born 8 March 1989) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
He spent all but the final season of his career at Athletic Bilbao, appearing in 320 matches across all competiti ...
(born 1989), Spanish footballer
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Ander Mirambell
Ander Mirambell Viñas (born 17 February 1983) is a Spanish skeleton racer who has competed since 2005. He is Spain's first skeleton athlete. His best World Cup finish was 14th in the men's event at Whistler in November 2010.
Mirambell's best ...
(born 1983), Spanish skeleton racer
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Ander Murillo
Ander Murillo García (born 22 July 1983) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a defender.
He spent most of his professional career with Athletic Bilbao and AEK Larnaca, appearing in 157 competitive matches with the former over nine sea ...
(born 1983), Spanish/Basque footballer
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Ander Olaizola (born 1989), Spanish footballer
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Ander Vilariño
Ander Vilariño Facal (born 6 November 1979 in Hondarribia) is a Spanish auto racing driver that is currently competing in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series, driving the No. 22 Chevrolet Camaro for DF1 Racing. Vilariño is the most successful drive ...
(born 1980), Spanish racecar driver
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Ander Barrenetxea (born 2001), Spanish footballer
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Ander Capa
Ander Capa Rodríguez (born 8 February 1992) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Athletic Bilbao as a right-back or a winger.
He played mainly with Eibar during his career, representing the club in three levels of Spanish footb ...
(born 1992), Spanish footballer
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Ander Vitoria
Ander Vitoria Aguirre (born 22 January 1990) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Cultural Leonesa.
Club career
Born in Igorre, Biscay, Basque Country, Vitoria joined Athletic Bilbao's Lezama in 2000, aged ten. H ...
(born 1990), Spanish footballer
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Walter Ander Williams (born 1970), American basketball player
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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
Netflix
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series
Elite played by Arón Piper.
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Ander Elessedil
''The Elfstones of Shannara'' is a 1982 epic fantasy novel by American writer Terry Brooks. It is the first sequel to ''The Sword of Shannara'' and the second book in '' The Original Shannara Trilogy''. It expands upon the history of the Elves, w ...
, character in Terry Brooks' epic fantasy novel ''The Elfstones of Shannara''
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Charlotte Ander
Charlotte Ander (born Charlotte Andersch, 14 August 1902 – 5 August 1969) was a German actress.
She was born in Berlin, the daughter of German stage/film couple and . Ander was trained at the Berliner Staatstheater. Ander was a star in the ...
(1902–1969), daughter of German stage/film couple Rudolf Andersch and Ida Perry
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Johan Alfred Ander
Johan Alfred Andersson Ander (27 November 1873 – 23 November 1910) was a convicted Swedish murderer and the last person to be executed in Sweden.
The only person to be executed in Sweden following the instatement of the guillotine, he remains ...
(1873–1910), convicted Swedish murderer, the last person to be officially executed in Sweden
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