Kander · proper noun1
* 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.
Kander · proper noun2
- Proto-Indo-European · derived from*(s)kand-
- Proto-Celtic · derived from*kandera“bright, brilliant”
- Alemannic German · derived fromKander
- English todayKander
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).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.