Anders
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Anders is a name in Scandinavian languages, the equivalent of Greek Andreas, "manly".
In Sweden, Anders has been one of the most common names for many centuries, and according to Statistics Sweden as of December 31, 2002, it still ranks 4th among the male names. The great frequency of this name at the point in time (around 1900) when patronymics were converted into family names is the reason why 1 out of 30 Swedes today are called Andersson.
The namesday of Anders in the Scandinavian calendar is November 30, and in the old peasant superstition that day was important for determining how the Christmas weather would be.
In Denmark, but not in Norway or Sweden, Donald Duck's name is Anders And.
In Finland, poltician and writer, Anders Chydenius, was the first Finn to explore the idea of globalization and trade liberalization.
A Swedish astronomer named Anders Celsius established the Celsius scale of temperature measurement.
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Ander is also a Basque name