Anders
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Anders is a name
in Scandinavian languages, the equivalent of the Greek Andreas
("manly") and the English Andrew
. Anders is the German and Dutch word for different.
In Sweden
, Anders has been one of the most common names for many centuries. According to Statistics Sweden, as of December 31, 2002, it ranks 4th among the male names. The great frequency of this name at the point in time (around 1900) when patronymic
s were converted into family name
s is the reason why 1 out of every 30 Swedes today are called Andersson
.
The name day
of Anders in the Scandinavian calendar is November 30, and in the old peasant superstition that day was important for determining what the Christmas
weather would be. If it was very cold on November 30, there would be much sleet
on Christmas (and vice versa).
In Denmark
(but not in Norway
or Sweden
), Donald Duck
's name is Anders And.
The equivalent of Anders in Basque
is Ander, which is also a very common name.
Name
A name is a word or term used for identification. Names can identify a class or category of things, or a single thing, either uniquely, or within a given context. A personal name identifies a specific unique and identifiable individual person, and may or may not include a middle name...
in Scandinavian languages, the equivalent of the Greek Andreas
Andreas
Andreas is a common male name in Austria, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, Flanders, Germany, Greece, Italy, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and the Netherlands. The name derives from the Greek noun ἀνήρ – with genitive ἀνδρός –, which means "man" . See article on Andrew for more information...
("manly") and the English Andrew
Andrew
Andrew is the English form of a given name and surname common in many countries. Alternatives include André, Andrey, Andrei, Andrej, András, Andrés, Andreas, Andreu, Anders and Endrew. ‘Andrew’ is a common name in English-speaking countries. In the 1990s it was among the top ten most popular names...
. Anders is the German and Dutch word for different.
In Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, Anders has been one of the most common names for many centuries. According to Statistics Sweden, as of December 31, 2002, it ranks 4th among the male names. The great frequency of this name at the point in time (around 1900) when patronymic
Patronymic
A patronym, or patronymic, is a component of a personal name based on the name of one's father, grandfather or an even earlier male ancestor. A component of a name based on the name of one's mother or a female ancestor is a matronymic. Each is a means of conveying lineage.In many areas patronyms...
s were converted into family name
Family name
A family name is a type of surname and part of a person's name indicating the family to which the person belongs. The use of family names is widespread in cultures around the world...
s is the reason why 1 out of every 30 Swedes today are called Andersson
Anderson (surname)
Anderson, Andersson or Andersen is a surname deriving from a patronymic meaning "son of Anders/Andrew"...
.
The name day
Name days in Sweden
This is the old Swedish name day calendar, sanctioned by the Swedish Academy in 1901, with official status until 1972. Some days still refer to traditional or religious feasts rather than personal names. Some of the names below are linked to the original saints or martyrs from which they originate...
of Anders in the Scandinavian calendar is November 30, and in the old peasant superstition that day was important for determining what the Christmas
Christmas
Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...
weather would be. If it was very cold on November 30, there would be much sleet
Sleet
Sleet refers to two distinct forms of precipitation:*Rain and snow mixed, snow that partially melts as it falls. *Ice pellets, one of three forms of precipitation in a US-style "wintry mix", the other two being snow and freezing rain. The latter is referred to as sleet mainly by the United States...
on Christmas (and vice versa).
In Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
(but not in Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
or Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
), Donald Duck
Donald Duck
Donald Fauntleroy Duck is a cartoon character created in 1934 at Walt Disney Productions and licensed by The Walt Disney Company. Donald is an anthropomorphic white duck with a yellow-orange bill, legs, and feet. He typically wears a sailor suit with a cap and a black or red bow tie. Donald is most...
's name is Anders And.
The equivalent of Anders in Basque
Basque language
Basque is the ancestral language of the Basque people, who inhabit the Basque Country, a region spanning an area in northeastern Spain and southwestern France. It is spoken by 25.7% of Basques in all territories...
is Ander, which is also a very common name.
Given name
- Anders AnundsenAnders AnundsenAnders Anundsen is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party.Born in Stavern Anundsen was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Østfold in 2005. He had previously served in the position of deputy representative during the term 1997–2001.Anundsen held various positions in Larvik...
(born 1975), Norwegian Progress Party politician - Anders AuklandAnders AuklandAnders Aukland is a professional Norwegian cross-country skier who has won both Olympic and World Championship gold medals. He lives in Oslo....
(born 1972), Norwegian Olympic and world champion cross-country skier - Anders Behring BreivikAnders Behring BreivikAnders Behring Breivik is a Norwegian terrorist, paranoid schizophrenic and the confessed perpetrator of the Norway attacks on 22 July 2011: the bombing of government buildings in Oslo that resulted in eight deaths, and the mass shooting at a camp of the Workers' Youth League of the Labour Party...
(born 1979), Norwegian mass murderer - Anders BjörlerAnders BjörlerAnders Björler is a musician from Sweden. He is the current lead guitarist for heavy metal bands The Haunted and the well-known melodic death metal band At the Gates. He joined them in his former position on a reunion tour in 2007...
(born 1973), Swedish heavy metal guitarist for the bands At The Gates and The Haunted - Anders CarlssonAnders CarlssonAnders "Masken" Carlsson is a retired ice hockey center who played parts of three seasons with the New Jersey Devils in the National Hockey League and many seasons in the Elitserien for Brynäs IF, Södertälje SK, VIK Västerås HK and Leksands IF...
(born 1960), "Masken", Swedish ice hockey player - Anders CelsiusAnders CelsiusAnders Celsius was a Swedish astronomer. He was professor of astronomy at Uppsala University from 1730 to 1744, but traveled from 1732 to 1735 visiting notable observatories in Germany, Italy and France. He founded the Uppsala Astronomical Observatory in 1741, and in 1742 he proposed the Celsius...
(1701–1744), Swedish astronomer - Anders EklundAnders EklundAnders Eklund was a Swedish boxer. He was nicknamed Lillen , but later chose the nickname "Viking"....
(1957–2010), Swedish boxer - Anders Eklund (murderer)Anders Eklund (murderer)Per Anders Eklund is a Swedish murderer and rapist convicted of killing a 31-year-old woman in 2000 and a 10-year-old girl in 2008. Eklund is also a suspect in other murder cases currently under investigation, including the unsolved 1994 murder of Malin Olsson in Gothenburg...
(born 1965), Swedish rapist and double murderer - Anders Eriksson (born 1975), Swedish ice hockey player
- Anders FridénAnders FridénAnders Fridén is the vocalist/lyricist of the Swedish band In Flames-Early career:Fridén was originally the vocalist for Dark Tranquillity. He performed on their debut album, Skydancer, but left the band soon after. Two years later he joined In Flames...
(born 1973), Swedish death metal singer for the band In Flames - Anders GärderudAnders GärderudSven Anders Gärderud is a Swedish former athlete, winner of 3000 m steeplechase at the 1976 Summer Olympics....
(born 1946), Swedish steeplechase runner - Anders Abraham GrafströmAnders Abraham GrafströmAnders Abraham Grafström was a Swedish historian, priest and poet.In 1819, Grafström was the library secretary of Uppsala University. The following year he was named as a lecturer in history at the university, and he later taught at the Military Academy Karlberg...
(1790–1870), Swedish poet and historian - Anders HedbergAnders HedbergAnders Hedberg is a retired former professional ice hockey player who was one of the first European-born players to make an impact in North America...
(born 1951), Swedish pioneering ice hockey player - Anders HejlsbergAnders HejlsbergAnders Hejlsberg is a prominent Danish software engineer who co-designed several popular and commercially successful programming languages and development tools...
(born 1960), Danish software engineer - Anders HolmAnders HolmAnders Holm is a comedy writer and one of the stars and creators of the Comedy Central show Workaholics. Originally from Evanston, Illinois, Holm graduated from the University of Wisconsin – Madison and the Second City Conservatory in L.A. He, along with fellow Workaholics creators Blake Anderson,...
, American writer and one of the stars and creators of the Comedy Central show Workaholics - Anders HolmertzAnders HolmertzAnders Holmertz is a Swedish retired swimmer who was a leader in freestyle races in the 1980s and at the beginning of 1990s, though often missing personal success. He also settled a record in the 400 m freestyle...
(born 1968), Swedish retired swimmer, twice freestyle world champion - Anders Jacobsen (ski jumper)Anders Jacobsen (ski jumper)Anders Jacobsen is a Norwegian ski jumper, representing Ringkollen Skiklubb, and the youngest Norwegian to have won the Four Hills Tournament. He has competed since 2003.-Early career:...
(born 1985), Norwegian ski jumper - Anders JärrydAnders JärrydAnders Per Järryd is a former professional tennis player from Sweden. During his career he won eight Grand Slam doubles titles , reached the World No. 1 doubles ranking, and achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 5.Järryd was born in Lidköping, Västra Götaland...
(born 1961), Swedish former tennis doubles player, winner of eight Grand Slam titles - Anders LangeAnders LangeAnders Sigurd Lange was a Norwegian politician and the eponymous founder of the political party Anders Lange's Party . He was a charismatic right-wing public speaker who objected to high taxes, state-regulations and public bureaucracy.Lange has been described as a man who went his own ways...
(1904–1974), Norwegian politician - Anders LimparAnders LimparAnders Erik Limpar is a Swedish former footballer of Hungarian origin, who played as a winger...
(born 1965), Swedish footballer - Anders LindegaardAnders LindegaardAnders Rozenkrantz Lindegaard is a Danish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Manchester United, having joined the club in November 2010. He initially came through the ranks of hometown club Odense Boldklub, but left due to a lack of first team opportunities. He got his senior breakthrough...
(born 1984), Danish footballer - Anders LinderothAnders LinderothAnders Linderoth is a Swedish football coach and former player.He debuted in the Swedish Premier League for Helsingborgs IF, and during his spell with Östers IF he made his national team debut and received Guldbollen. In 1977 he moved to play professionally in Olympique de Marseille...
(born 1950), Swedish professional football player and coach - Anders LindströmAnders LindströmAnders Lindström or Boba Fett as he is often called is a Swedish rock musician most known for being the organist and pianist of the Swedish rock band The Hellacopters and co founder and guitarist of The Diamond Dogs.-Life and career:...
(born 1969), Swedish rock guitarist and pianist - Anders Sandøe ØrstedAnders Sandøe ØrstedAnders Sandøe Ørsted was a Danish politician and jurist. He served as the Prime Minister of Denmark in 1853-1854 as leader of the Cabinet of Ørsted....
(1778–1860), Danish politician and jurist, Prime Minister of Denmark (1853–1854) - Anders Sandøe Ørsted (botanist)Anders Sandøe Ørsted (botanist)Anders Sandøe Ørsted, also written as Anders Sandoe Oersted or Anders Sandö Örsted was a Danish botanist, mycologist, zoologist and marine biologist. He was nephew of the brothers physicist H.C...
(1816–1872), Danish botanist, mycologist, zoologist and marine biologist, nephew of the prime minister - Anders RappAnders RappAnders Rapp was a Swedish geomorphologist and geographer who first made a comprehensive study on avalanche boulder tongues. Most of Rapp's works were made in the Scandinavian mountains and Spitsbergen including the areas of Kärkevagge near Abisko and Kebnekaise.Studying under Filip Hjulström, Rapp...
(1927–1998), Swedish geographer - Anders Fogh RasmussenAnders Fogh RasmussenAnders Fogh Rasmussen is a Danish politician, and the 12th and current Secretary General of NATO. Rasmussen served as Prime Minister of Denmark from 27 November 2001 to 5 April 2009....
(born 1953), Danish politician, Secretary General of NATO - Anders SödergrenAnders SödergrenHans Anders Södergren is a Swedish cross-country skier who has competed since 1999. He earned a bronze medal in the 4x10 km relay at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and also finished 5th in the 15 km + 15 km double pursuit event at those same Olympics...
(born 1977), Swedish cross-country skier - Anders Svensson (footballer) (born 1976), Swedish footballer
- Anders Erikson Sparrman (1748–1820), Swedish naturalist and abolitionist
- Anders SzalkaiAnders SzalkaiPal Anders Szalkai is a retired long-distance runner from Sweden. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in the men's marathon, finishing in 64th place. Szalkai won the 2001 edition of the Stockholm Marathon.-Achievements:-References:*...
(born 1970), Swedish retired long-distance runner - Anders WijkmanAnders WijkmanAnders Ivar Sven Wijkman is a Swedish politician and Member of the European Parliament. As a member of the European Parliament, he focusses on issues related to climate change, environment, development cooperation and humanitarian affairs.He is a member of the Christian Democrats, part of the...
(born 1944), Swedish politician - Anders ZornAnders ZornAnders Leonard Zorn was one of Sweden’s foremost artists who obtained international success as a painter, sculptor and printmaker in etching.-Biography:...
(1860–1920), Swedish painter, sculptor and printmaker
Surname
- Allison AndersAllison AndersAllison Anders is an American film and television director. Anders has directed many independent films, on which she frequently collaborates with fellow UCLA film school graduate Kurt Voss.-Biography:...
(born 1954), American film and television director - Andrea AndersAndrea AndersAndrea Anders is an American actress, known for her roles as Alex Garrett on the NBC sitcom Joey, Nicole Allen on the CBS sitcom The Class, and Linda Zwordling on the ABC sitcom Better Off Ted. She was most recently seen as Alice on the ABC sitcom Mr...
(born 1975), American actress - Andy AndersAndy AndersJohn Felix Anders, known as Andy Anders , is a farmer and agricultural equipment salesman from Clayton in eastern Louisiana, who is a Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from District 21 .Anders graduated in 1979 from Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, where he procured a...
(born 1956), Louisiana state representative - Christian AndersChristian AndersChristian Anders is a Austrian singer, musician, composer and author.- Life :...
(born 1945), Austrian singer and composer - Frank L. AndersFrank L. AndersFrank LaFayette Anders was a United States Army soldier received the Medal of Honor for actions during the Philippine-American War...
(1875–1966), U.S. Army soldier awarded the Medal of Honor - Günther AndersGünther AndersGünther Anders was a Jewish philosopher and journalist who developed a philosophical anthropology for the age of technology, focusing on such themes as the effects of mass media on our emotional and ethical existence, the nuclear threat, the Shoah and the question of being a philosopher.- Biography...
(1902–1992), German thinker - Günther Anders (cameraman)Günther Anders (cameraman)Günther Anders was a German cameraman and cinematographer.-Life:Anders was the son of a director of the film production company Eiko, later sales director for UFA...
(1908–1977), German cinematographer - Merry AndersMerry AndersMerry Anders is an American actress who has appeared in a number of television programs and films since the 1950s. In 1954, she succeeded Ann Todd as Stuart Erwin's daughter in the final season of his TV series, The Stu Erwin Show.In the 1955-1956 season, she joined Janis Paige in the 26-week CBS...
(born 1932), American actress - Peter Anders (tenor)Peter Anders (tenor)Peter Anders was a German operatic tenor who sang a wide range of parts in the German, Italian, and French repertories...
(1908–1954), German operatic tenor - Rob AndersRob AndersRobert J. "Rob" Anders is a Canadian politician He is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada and has represented the riding of Calgary West since 1997.-Early life:...
(born 1972), Canadian politician - Thomas AndersThomas AndersThomas Anders is a German singer, composer and record producer. Anders was the lead singer of Germany's popular pop-duo Modern Talking in 1984–1987 and in 1998–2003.-Early years:...
(born 1963), German singer - William AndersWilliam AndersWilliam Alison Anders is a former United States Air Force officer, NASA astronaut, businessman, and engineer. He is, along with Apollo 8 crewmates Frank Borman and Jim Lovell, one of the first three persons to have left Earth orbit and traveled to the Moon .-Biography:Anders was born to Arthur...
(born 1933), Apollo 8 astronaut, former U.S. Air Force officer, and businessman - Władysław Anders (1892–1970), Polish general and politician
Characters
- Samuel AndersSamuel AndersSamuel T. Anders is a fictional character from the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica television series, played by Michael Trucco...
, from the reimagined Battlestar Galactica television series - Andrea Anders (James Bond)Andrea Anders (James Bond)Andrea Anders is a fictional character in James Bond film The Man with the Golden Gun. She is portrayed by Maud Adams. Throughout the film she is simply known as "Miss Anders."...
, from the film The Man with the Golden Gun - Professor Ellen Anders, in the video game Halo WarsHalo WarsHalo Wars is a real-time strategy video game developed by Ensemble Studios and published by Microsoft Game Studios for the Xbox 360 video game console. It was released in Japan and Australia on February 26, 2009, in PAL territories on February 27, and in North America on March 3...
- Terry Anders, protagonist in the novel The CarThe Car (novel)The Car is a 1993 novel by Gary Paulsen.-Plot summary:Terry Anders is a fourteen year old boy who lives in Cleveland, Ohio. His parents are constantly fighting and arguing. One day, his mom calls saying she has left his dad. During the evening of the same day, his dad calls saying he has left his mom...
by Gary Paulsen - Anders, in the video games Dragon Age: Origins – AwakeningDragon Age: Origins – AwakeningDragon Age: Origins – Awakening is an expansion for the fantasy role-playing video game Dragon Age: Origins. Awakening adds a brand new campaign which takes place during the aftermath of Dragon Age: Origins...
and Dragon Age IIDragon Age IIDragon Age II is a role-playing video game developed by BioWare's Edmonton studios, and published by Electronic Arts. It is the second major game in BioWare's Dragon Age franchise... - Anders Holmvik, in the Comedy Central sitcom Workaholics