Zander

Zander, m.

Meaning: defender of men (diminutive of Alexander).

Ok so this is cheating a little for a Z name, as Zander is usually a nickname for Alexander and can be spelt Xander. However it is gaining popularity as a name in its own right; it was #230 in the US in 2013 (admittedly, it is still down in the 800's in the UK). I have a particular fondness for Zander (it was our top boy's name for a while).

All Z names have an energetic quality to then with the zippy Z sound. Zander also has that sophisticated air about it with the long -a- sound, at least with the British pronunciation. It also has the popular -er sound at the end of this name, which features in some of my favourite boys' names. I'll list some names with this ending below:

Casper

Evander

Sawyer

Asher

Thatcher

Jasper

Dexter

Booker

Kiefer

We've come to the end of my alphabet series! A few people have asked what I've been planning to do next. I think I'll probably switch to 'name of the day' and then carry on doing themes and other general baby naming posts.

Thanks for reading :)