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    Xander

    ZAN-der

    Greek
    Boy
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    Defender of the people
    Origin
    Greek
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Xander does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Defender of the people", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Xander.
    First appears in
    Does not appear in the King James text
    Peak US usage
    2000s (0.040% of births), currently rising
    Spiritual meaning
    Xander stands in the gap — the defender who rises when the wall is breached, the voice for those who cannot speak.
    Verses on this meaning
    • Ezekiel 22:30

      "And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land."

    • Psalm 82:3

      "Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy."

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