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    Zander

    ZAN-der

    Greek
    Boy
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    Defender of the people
    Origin
    Greek
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Zander 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 Zander.
    First appears in
    Does not appear in the King James text
    Peak US usage
    2000s (0.033% of births), currently rising
    Spiritual meaning
    Zander defends the fatherless — judging the oppressed, the man of the earth no more oppressing, the defender who mirrors God's heart for the vulnerable.
    Verses on this meaning
    • Psalm 68:5

      "A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation."

    • Psalm 10:18

      "To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppress."

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