| The boy name Xander [ syll. xan-der, xa-nd-er ] is pronounced as GAEAEN-er KEY. Xander is largely used in Dutch, English, and German. It is derived from Old Greek origins. Xander is a short form of the name Alexander (Dutch, English, German, Hungarian, and Slavic). Xander is popular as a baby boy name, and it is also perceived as fairly trendy. The name's popularity has been growing since the 1990s; before that, it was of very light use only. Its usage peaked modestly in 2003 with 0.068% of baby boys being named Xander. It had a ranking of #234 then. In 2007, its usage was 0.056% and its ranking #280. Among the family of boy names directly related to Xander, Alexander (Dutch, English, German, Hungarian, and Slavic) was the most commonly used. In 2007, it was 15 times more popular than Xander. Baby names that sound like Xander include Gomer (English), Gunnar (Scandinavian), Gunner (English), and Guiomar (Portuguese and Spanish). KEY: approx pronunciation for Xander: G as in "green (G.R.IY.N)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)"
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