An.ders

JordynLeighx3 · September 2013

A friend is due with her baby boy in Oct. the name her H and her have chosen is An.ders. No period obviously...

BTN says its a legit name. What does the BNB think of it?

dreemkin84 · September 2013

I like it! I've always thought of it as a nn for Anderson or (nerd alert) as a character on battlestar galactica that I liked.

Scarlett&Gatsby · September 2013

I freaking LOVE Anders! Of course it's a legit name! Come on. It's where the surname Anderson comes from.

I have Swedish heritage so Scandinavian names are always dear to me, but I especially like (and would use) this one.

ETA: OP, your daughters are killing me. OMG, they're so cute!

oliversbear · September 2013

I think it's a great name and very much underused.

JordynLeighx3 · September 2013

Scarlett&Gatsby said:
I freaking LOVE Anders! Of course it's a legit name! Come on. It's where the surname Anderson comes from.
I have Swedish heritage so Scandinavian names are always dear to me, but I especially like (and would use) this one.
ETA: OP, your daughters are killing me. OMG, they're so cute!

Why thank you!

JaysonandKristin · September 2013

oliversbear said:
I think it's a great name and very much underused.

Agreed

mh89 · September 2013

I like it.

thatoneredhead · September 2013

Reading it the title I didnt love it, but the more I say it, the more I like it.

A work friend named her baby Jens and at first I was a little "eh" but now I think it's the coolest name ever. Anders reminded me of that

msronzio · September 2013

I love An.ders. It's not spelled the way it sounds though so a lot of people mispronounce it.

FakeFinn · September 2013

I have lots of love for An.ders!

cbl709 · September 2013

is she Scandinavian...is that why they are going that way

brooksidebride · September 2013

I know someone who used it for her DD.

I like it for a boy, and also know it from Battlestar Gallactica.

RedCardinal · September 2013

I like it, but I prefer it as a NN to Anderson. It just doesn't look finished to me.

firsttimeauntie · September 2013

I knew an Anders. He as an exchange student from Spain and stayed with my friend for the school year. I thought it was kind of a cool name

Scarlett&Gatsby · September 2013

brooksidebride said:

I know someone who used it for her DD.

Nooooooo.

==N== · September 2013

Love it!

NerdyLucy · September 2013

I think I kind of like it. It's one of those names that I've seen online and it's growing on me.

NerdyLucy · September 2013

msronzio said:

I love An.ders. It's not spelled the way it sounds though so a lot of people mispronounce it.

Is the D silent originally? I am looking it up, and so far that's sort of the gist I'm getting on the second and third entry on this link.

https://www.pronouncenames.com/pronounce/anders

If pronounced Anders, just as it's spelled (and like in Anderson), is this the angelicized pronounciation?

I'm always curious about this kind of thing; I hate butchering names.

Ceridwen21 · September 2013

Why did the OP put a period in the name if there isn't one in the proposed name? I'm lost.

NerdyLucy · September 2013

Ceridwen21 said:

Why did the OP put a period in the name if there isn't one in the proposed name? I'm lost.

So if someone (his parents, for example) googled his name, it would keep the search of "Anders" from showing up here. The period is supposed to break up the word and make it less searchable.

ArmyWife114 · September 2013

Love love LOVE Anders. I'm Swedish and recently I'm really digging the Scandinavian names

Ceridwen21 · September 2013

Thanks!

Empireceo · September 2013

I really really like it. I think of a big blonde, handsome, strapping man who can chop wood for days without breaking a sweat.

sweetpeace13 · September 2013

I love it. If it wasn't our pediatricians name it would totally be on our list

apc1929 · September 2013

I like it.. not enough to use it myself but think its a perfectly legit nice boy name

Elsa1984 · September 2013

I like it. I know a five year old named Anders and it fits him perfectly!

Cheekers2010 · September 2013

Love it! I don't like Andrew, Anderson or Andrea but I do like Anders. Cute!

shannm · September 2013

I know a Dane with that name so I think it is legit although the pronunciation in the US is a lot different than Denmark.

kw42775 · September 2013

My 25 year old cousin is good friends with an Anders...real name!

lovetohike · September 2013

It's my youngest son's middle name, so I'm fond of it

msronzio · September 2013

NerdyLucy said:

msronzio said:

I love An.ders. It's not spelled the way it sounds though so a lot of people mispronounce it.

Is the D silent originally? I am looking it up, and so far that's sort of the gist I'm getting on the second and third entry on this link.
https://www.pronouncenames.com/pronounce/anders

If pronounced Anders, just as it's spelled (and like in Anderson), is this the angelicized pronounciation?
I'm always curious about this kind of thing; I hate butchering names.

Actually you might've had it right to begin with. If I had seen it written down, I would've pronounced ANN-durz, but after hearing it being used on a show, it's AWN-durz.

And the running joke on the show is that no one can ever pronounce it correctly, unfortunately.

I love it though! Would consider using

ETA: Here's a really choppy clip of the show but he says it lol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2PC5IyRbvI

msronzio · September 2013

HisGirlFriday929 said:

It makes me think of the character on Workaholics. I don't hate it, though... it's kinda cute

Yup this! Never heard of it before then.

Red_Dahlia · September 2013

I know several Anders, and they all pronounce it "Awn-derz". (Ahhn-ders?) None of them are "Ann-ders"

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