Anders

name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
  2. 2
    A male given name from Danish, Icelandic, Norwegian, or Swedish, equivalent to English Andrew.

    "Even at a time when Anders Behring Breivik is on trial in Norway for killing 77 people in a terror attack last year – and the remote possibility he could end up at Bastoy or a similar prison some day – Nilsen and others stand up for this brand of justice."

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"Anders disassociated himself from an increasingly corrupt board of directors."

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish, Icelandic, Norwegian, and Swedish Anders.

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