Anders

See also: anders, änders, ånders, and ænders

Danish

Etymology

Medieval vernacular form of Andreas. Cognate with English Andrew.

Pronunciation
  • (stressed) IPA(key): [ˈɑnɐs]
  • (unstressed) IPA(key): [ɑnɐs]

Proper noun

Anders

  1. A male given name.

References
  • Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 54 708 males with the given name Anders have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1980s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.

Norwegian

Etymology

Medieval vernacular form of Andreas (“Andrew”). First recorded in Norway in the 14th century.

Proper noun

Anders

  1. A male given name.

References
  • Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
  • Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 19 834 males with the given name Anders living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with frequency peaks in the 19th century and in the 1990s. Accessed on April 29th, 2011.

Swedish

Etymology

Vernacular form of Andreas. First recorded in Sweden in 1396.

Proper noun

Anders c (genitive Anders)

  1. A male given name.

References
  • Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
  • Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN:192 303 males with the given name living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1960s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.
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