Help! I think I’m falling for [name_m]Alexander[/name_m]! [name_m]Don[/name_m]'t get me wrong; it’s a perfectly marvelous name, but I know so many guys called [name_u]Alex[/name_u].
Other than [name_m]Evander[/name_m], [name_m]Leander[/name_m], and [name_m]Lysander[/name_m], what are some other -ander names for me to ponder? I’m not against putting [name_m]Alexander[/name_m] on my list - if I love it, I love it - but I really would like to find an alternative that isn’t so generic amongst my age group.
You could use it just as [name_m]Ander[/name_m] or [name_m]Anders[/name_m].
Cassander, Alcander, [name_m]Zander[/name_m]/[name_m]Xander[/name_m], Rheinlander
I like the name [name_m]Alexander[/name_m] (and [name_f]Alexandra[/name_f] for that matter) too, but have the same feeling about the name [name_u]Alex[/name_u].
[name_m]Just[/name_m] a thought, but you could have a name beginning with [name_m]Ander[/name_m]- rather than ending with it. [name_m]Anderson[/name_m] or, my favourite, [name_m]Andersen[/name_m].
I immediately thought of [name_m]Zander[/name_m], [name_m]Anders[/name_m], and [name_m]Anderson[/name_m].
On a side note my nephews name is [name_m]Alexander[/name_m], he goes by [name_m]Xander[/name_m] not [name_u]Alex[/name_u]. He’s either [name_m]Alexander[/name_m] or [name_m]Xander[/name_m]. I also know an [name_m]Alexander[/name_m] who goes by [name_m]Alec[/name_m]. He’s my age (mid to late 20’s) and says he wants to name his son after him but spelled Aleksander nn [name_u]Alek[/name_u]. I don’t know if he’s serious or joking.
Olivander, there is the close [name_m]Harry[/name_m] [name_m]Potter[/name_m] reference, but I don’t think Ollivander is the worst character to almost share name with. I would have suggested Oleander because it sounds so dapper, but I don’t think the reference of it being one of the most poisonous garden plants is a particularly pleasant one.
[name_u]Sander/name_u, [name_m]Vander[/name_m], [name_m]Lander[/name_m], Chrysander, [name_m]Nikander[/name_m], Oleander (beautiful name for something so deadly), [name_m]Brander[/name_m] (a little too cowboyish for my taste), Flanders (might be a little sad for a person to carry), [name_m]Landers[/name_m], Chander
I like these names too! I have Stigandr on my list right now. I’ve been pondering both [name_m]Ivan[/name_m] and [name_m]Evander[/name_m] lately, so I wonder if Ivander works?
[name_m]Ander[/name_m] is a name in Basque, and I like that a lot. [name_m]Lander[/name_m] is also sort of common in the Basque Country. I don’t love [name_m]Lander[/name_m] so much (wordy in English) but I think [name_m]Ander[/name_m] is great.
Similarly, Andras is a Welsh name and András is Hungarian, and I [name_u]LOVE[/name_u] those.
[name_m]Evander[/name_m] and [name_m]Leander[/name_m] are great, and I’ve come to really like [name_m]Alexander[/name_m] in full, it’s so popular though, so I totally hear you.
I too like the name Andras, but there is a con to the name that I want to point out. Andras is a demon (Ars Goetia, Lesser Key of [name_m]Soloman[/name_m]) that sows discord. I don’t mean to be a buzzkill or say don’t use it, but I thought it was something to bring light to, especially since the op is in the south.
Yeah if I had an [name_m]Alexander[/name_m] I would use [name_m]Xander[/name_m] before [name_u]Alex[/name_u]. It’s great in full, but [name_u]Alex[/name_u] feels dated.
My faves are [name_m]Evander[/name_m], [name_m]Xander[/name_m], and [name_m]Anderson[/name_m]. [name_m]Leander[/name_m] is ok. I never liked [name_m]Lysander[/name_m], it makes me think of salamander for some reason? I love [name_m]Leandro[/name_m] though. And [name_m]Orlando[/name_m], which is totally different.
