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Anders

Meaning

Scandinavian form of Andreas (see ANDREW). A famous bearer was the Swedish physicist Anders Jonas Ån

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Name Personality

Based on famous people named Anders and cultural associations, this name tends to be associated with:

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Famous People Named Anders

Anders Dahl

Anders (or Andreas) Dahl (17 March 1751 in Varnhem, Västergötland – 25 May 1789) was a Swedish botanist and student of Carl Linnaeus.

Anders Torstenson

Count Anders Torstenson (20 January 16418 November 1686), Swedish statesman, son of Lennart Torstenson and member of the Privy Council, was from 1674 to 1681 Governor-General of Estonia.

AmbitionCharismaLeadership

Anders Linder

Anders Hjalmar Linder (born 27 August 1941 in Solna, Sweden) is a Swedish actor and jazz musician.

CharismaCreativity

Anders Retzius

Anders Adolph Retzius (Lund 13 October 1796 – Stockholm 18 April 1860), was a Swedish professor of anatomy and a supervisor at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm.

IntelligenceKindnessWisdom

Anders Heger

Anders Heger (born 10 July 1956) is a Norwegian publisher and writer, and is one of the six children of Wanda Hjort Heger and Bjørn Heger.

CreativityIntelligenceWisdom

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Anders in Other Languages

African AmericanAndre
African AmericanDeandre
Ancient GreekAndreas
BasqueAnder
Biblical GreekAndreas
Biblical LatinAndreas

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