mander

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginGerman Mander ← Punjabi ਮੰਦਰ →
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Meanings

mander1

verbmander (third-person singular simple present manders, present participle mandering, simple past and past participle mandered)

present singular third person manders · participle present mandering · participle past mandered · past mandered

  1. alternativeAlternative form of maunder.
nounmander (plural manders)

plural manders

  1. alternativeAlternative form of maunder.

Mander2

proper nounMander (countable and uncountable, plural Manders)

plural Manders · alternative Manter

  1. countableuncountableA surname.
  2. countableuncountableA village in Tubbergen municipality, Overijssel province, Netherlands.

Origin

  1. Punjabiਮੰਦਰ
  2. GermanMander
  3. EnglishMander

Various origins: * English occupational surname for a basket-maker, from maund + -er. * Borrowed from German Mander, a habitational surname. * Borrowed from Punjabi ਮੰਦਰ (mandar), a surname of unexplained etymology.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

remandredmanMenardMardenErdmanDermandamnermrendarandemmanredMernda
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APA

mander. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mander

MLA

“mander.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mander. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mander,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mander.

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