Given name & surname

Sándor

“helper and defender of mankind”

Sándor is a form of Alexander. One Greek interpretation is “helper and defender of mankind.”

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Meaning & origin

What it means

Sándor is a form of Alexander. One Greek interpretation is “helper and defender of mankind.”

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Where it comes from

Sándor is a form of Alexander. Alexander has been associated with Latin and Greek naming traditions.

Explained through its name family

Sándor’s family of names

In Hungarian usage, Sándor has a diminutive in SANYI. Sándor shares a linguistic root with Alexander. In Hungarian usage, Sándor has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Alejandro.

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Around the world

Sándor has relatives in 10 languages.

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Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Nicknames & forms 2

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Spellings & scripts 2

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Across languages 25

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