Anders

See also anders

Danish

Etymology

Medieval vernacular form of Andreas. Cognate with English Andrew.

Proper noun

Anders

1. A male given name.

Related terms

• (variants) Andreas, Andre, André
• (feminine) Andrea
• (surnames) Andersen, Andreasen

References

• [1] 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.

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Norwegian

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Anders

1. A male given name.

Related terms

• (variants) Andre, Andreas
• (feminine) Andrea, Andrine
• (surnames) Andersen, Andreassen

References

• Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, ISBN 82-521-4483-7
• [2] 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.

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Swedish

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Anders

1. A male given name.

Related terms

• (variants) André, Andreas
• (pet form) Adde
• (feminine) Andrea
• (surnames) Andersson, Andreasson

References

• Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, ISBN 91-21-10937-0
• [3] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, ISBN 9119551622:192 303 males with the given name living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1960s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.