First names in Hebrew

First name Xander: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

זנדר

Gematria value: 261

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Xander is written זנדר

Xander is a modern short form of Alexander.

Meaning and origin

What does Xander mean?

Meaning: "defender of men"
Origin: Greek

Alexander comes from the Greek Alexandros, made of alexein, "to defend", and aner, andros, "man": "the defender of men". It was the name of the Macedonian king who conquered the East in the fourth century before the common era, and it has been worn ever since in every European language. Alex, Xander and Zander are its short forms, Alejandro its Spanish form.

Gematria

Xander = 261

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. זנדר has 4 letters:

• זthe letter Zayin7
• נthe letter Nun50
• דthe letter Dalet4
• רthe letter Resh200
• Total261

The verse of the name

From the letter Zayin to the letter Resh

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Xander, from ז to ר:

זָכַר לְעוֹלָם בְּרִיתוֹ דָּבָר צִוָּה לְאֶלֶף דּוֹר׃

“He remembers His covenant forever, the word He commanded for a thousand generations.”

Psalms 105:8

The book of your first name

Xander, in nine pages

• Xander, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Xander
• Xander, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Xander in three answers

How do you write Xander in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Xander is written זנדר. Xander is a modern short form of Alexander.

What is the gematria value of Xander?
Written זנדר, Xander is worth 261: the letter Zayin (7) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter Dalet (4) + the letter Resh (200).

What does Xander mean?
Defender of men (origin: Greek). Alexander comes from the Greek Alexandros, made of alexein, "to defend", and aner, andros, "man": "the defender of men". It was the name of the Macedonian king who conquered the East in the fourth century before the common era, and it has been worn ever since in every European language. Alex, Xander and Zander are its short forms, Alejandro its Spanish form.