Etymology

Santander

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Today it means: A city and port, the capital of the autonomous community of Cantabria, on the north coast of Spain. Full definition →

Spanish Santander
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  1. Spanish · borrowed fromSantander
  2. English todaySantander

Borrowed from Spanish Santander. Possibly from the name of Saint Andrew (through a form Sanct Ander) or from Saint Emeterio (through forms Santemter > Santenter > Santander), a martyr whose head was brought there in the third century.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.