"Kander" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Kanders [plural]
Etymology: * As a Jewish surname, variant of Kanter. * As a German surname, from Kandern in Germany, which shares the same origin as Etymology 2 below. * As a Polish surname, variant of the German names Konder, Gunter. Etymology templates: {{m|en|Kanter}} Kanter, {{der|en|de|-}} German, {{der|en|pl|-}} Polish, {{m|en|Konder}} Konder, {{m|en|Gunter}} Gunter Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Kander (plural Kanders)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Kander-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Etymology: Alemannic German Kander, a name said to be of pre-Roman/Celtic origin, from Proto-Celtic *kandera (“bright, brilliant”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kand-, see also Ancient Greek κάνδαρος (kándaros). Etymology templates: {{der|en|gsw|Kander}} Alemannic German Kander, {{der|en|cel|-}} Celtic, {{der|en|cel-pro|*kandera|t=bright, brilliant}} Proto-Celtic *kandera (“bright, brilliant”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*(s)kand-}} Proto-Indo-European *(s)kand-, {{cog|grc|κάνδαρος}} Ancient Greek κάνδαρος (kándaros) Head templates: {{en-prop}} Kander
  1. A river in Switzerland, which flows into Lake Thun. Categories (place): Places in Switzerland, Rivers in Switzerland Related terms: Kandergrund, Kandersteg
    Sense id: en-Kander-en-name-OzoDLbTp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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