Surname · Yiddish
סאַנדערס
“son of Alexander”·“helper and defender of mankind”
סאַנדערס (sanders) is a surname. It is used in Yiddish.
YiddishWritten in Hebrew script, read right to left. In English: Sanders.
Meaning & origin
What it means
סאַנדערס is Sanders written in the Hebrew alphabet. Sanders is a variant of Sanderson. One English interpretation is “son of Alexander.” In English use, Sanders is a short form of Alexander. One Greek interpretation is “helper and defender of mankind.”
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Where it comes from
סאַנדערס is Sanders written in the Hebrew alphabet. Sanders is a variant of Sanderson. An origin associated with Sanderson is English. In English use, Sanders is a short form of Alexander. Alexander has been associated with Latin and Greek naming traditions.
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סאַנדערס’s family of names
In Yiddish usage, סאַנדערס as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the English form Sanders. In Yiddish usage, סאַנדערס as a surname can be written in the Roman alphabet as Sanders. In Yiddish usage, סאַנדערס as a surname has a transliteration in Sanders.
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