Anders is a male name in Scandinavian languages and Fering North Frisian, an equivalent of the Greek Andreas ("manly") and the English Andrew.
[1] In Sweden, Anders has been one of the most common names for many centuries, earliest attested in 1378.
[1] According to Statistics Sweden, as of 31 December 2021[2] it ranks 4th among the male names.
[citation needed] In Denmark Donald Duck's name is Anders And.
The Fering name Anders may have been borrowed from the Danish version.