Kander
A surname.
Proper noun
- A surname.
Origin
* 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.
Forms
Proper noun Entry 2
- A river in Switzerland, which flows into Lake Thun.
Origin
From 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).