Anders

E134876

Anders is a Scandinavian given name, commonly used in countries like Sweden, Norway, and Denmark, and is a variant of the name Andrew.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Anders canonical 24
Andersson 2
Anderz 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Scandinavian given name
given name
masculine given name
derivedFrom Greek name Andreas
etymologicalMeaning brave
manly
hasAlternativeSpelling Anders self-linksurface differs
surface form: Anderz

Andrés
surface form: Andres
hasCategory Danish masculine given names
Norwegian masculine given names
Swedish masculine given names
hasCognate Andersson
surface form: Andersson (patronymic surname)

Andreas
hasCulturalAssociation Christian tradition
hasEquivalentNameInEnglish Andrew
hasEtymologicalRoot Greek ἀνήρ (anēr)
hasEtymologicalRootMeaning man
hasGender masculine
hasGenderUsage primarily male
hasHistoricalUsageSince Middle Ages
hasLanguageOfOrigin Scandinavian languages
hasLanguageOfUse Danish
Norwegian
Swedish
hasNameDayInFinland November 30
hasNameDayInSweden November 30
hasNameDayTradition linked to Saint Andrew’s Day
hasNameType personal name
hasPopularityRegion Northern Europe
hasPronunciationLanguage Danish
Norwegian
Swedish
hasRegionOfUse Denmark
Norway
Scandinavia
Sweden
hasShortForm Anders self-link
hasTypicalNameDayCountry Finland
Norway
Sweden
hasUsageType first name
hasWritingSystem Latin alphabet
isAssociatedWith Saint Andrew
isRelatedTo Andersen
Andersson
isVariantOf Andrew

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (27)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

André hasRelatedName Anders
Anders Lee givenName Anders
Anders Hejlsberg givenName Anders
Groen originalName Anders
Anderson hasVariant Anders
this entity surface form: Andersson
Anderson hasSpellingVariant Anders
this entity surface form: Andersson
Anders Randolf givenName Anders
Börje Salming givenName Anders
Anders Zorn givenName Anders
Anders hasShortForm Anders self-link
Anders hasAlternativeSpelling Anders self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Anderz
Antti cognateOf Anders
William Anders familyName Anders
Andries relatedName Anders
Anders Celsius givenName Anders
Anders Tegnell givenName Anders
Anders Borg givenName Anders
Andersson derivedFrom Anders
Günther Stern familyName Anders