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Kander

Kander proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun (1)

Kander (plural Kanders)

  1. A surname.

Proper noun (2)

Kander

  1. A river in Switzerland, which flows into Lake Thun.

Forms of Kander

pluralKanders

Origin of Kander

* As a Jewish surname, variant of Kanter. * As a German surname, from Kandern in Germany, which shares the same origin as Etymology 2 below. * As a Polish surname, variant of the German names Konder, Gunter.

From Alemannic German Kander, a name said to be of pre-Roman/Celtic origin, from Proto-Celtic *kandera (“bright, brilliant”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kand-, see also Ancient Greek κάνδαρος (kándaros).

Questions about Kander

What does Kander mean?
Kander means a surname.
What part of speech is Kander?
Kander is a proper noun.

Words near Kander in the dictionary

  1. Kandas
  2. Kandasamy
  3. Kandel
  4. Kandelaft
  5. Kandels
  6. Kander
  7. Kandergrund
  8. Kanders
  9. Kandersteg
  10. Kandh
  11. Kandhamal

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