sanders

Meanings

1. plural of sander

1. sandalwood, especially the red sandalwood

1. A surname originating as a patronymic
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. A number of places in the United States:
4. A census-designated place in Apache County, Arizona.
5. An unincorporated community in Perry Township, Monroe County, Indiana.
6. A minor city in Carroll County, Kentucky.
7. A township in Pennington County, Minnesota.
8. An unincorporated community in Treasure County, Montana.

Etymology

From Middle English saundres (“sandalwood”), from Old French sandre, from Medieval Latin sandalum, from Byzantine Greek σάνδανον (sándanon), σάνταλον (sántalon), from Arabic صَنْدَل (ṣandal), from Middle Persian [script needed] (cndl /⁠čandal⁠/, “sandalwood”), from Sanskrit चन्दन (candana, “sandalwood”).