Baby name
FADING
🇧🇪 🇳🇱 🇳🇴 Sander
/SAN · der/
Meaning
“Defender of men”
Dutch and Scandinavian short form of Alexander, from Greek Alexandros, meaning defender of men; the clipped form has a clean, modern feel that has made it competitive as a standalone name.
Nicknames
san · sandy
Vibe
strong
How it ages.
Feels fresh and modern in Dutch and Scandinavian contexts; aging very well.
The cultural moment.
Consistently in the top 50 in the Netherlands from the 1980s through the 2000s; declining slightly but still current.