Sanders

A surname originating as a patronymic

Proper noun

  1. A surname originating as a patronymic
    • U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) led Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) to send a letter to President Biden,...
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A census-designated place in Apache County, Arizona.

    2. An unincorporated community in Perry Township, Monroe County, Indiana.

    3. A minor city in Carroll County, Kentucky.

    4. A township in Pennington County, Minnesota.

    5. An unincorporated community in Treasure County, Montana.

Origin

From the Middle English Sander, a shortened form of Alexander + suffix -s.

Forms

Sanderses

Related

Sander Xander Zander

Derived

Colonel Sanders Sanderista Sanders County Sandersian Sandersism Sanderism