What do you think of Evander?

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We've got an Alec and a female Alex in the family so Alexander is out, which is a shame as it's about the only name I like. I just don't think there's room for another Alex. I've been looking at alternatives and came across this one. What do you think?

I’ve never heard of it but it sounds quite nice! Although reminds me a bit of Olivander

I went to school with one 40y ago in rural Scotland.
It's a perfectly fine name, but perhaps a little unusual these days

Like the boxer??

Nice!

I don't know the boxer @SBTLove. Bad association? Good association? I'm not into boxing!

I really like the name Evander. It sits in really nice spot of unusual names, where it sounds familiar without being overly popular or odd.

Do you like the nickname Evan? As that will be a common abbreviation of it.

I also think of the boxer, and it's not a great association. He's the one who got his ear bitten off by Mike Tyson!

How about Alistair for a similar name to Alexander?

@ComicePear Ouch! I've heard of that but didn't know who was involved.

@Ohhgreat No issues with Evan - pretty neutral on it.

I'd think he was named after the boxer

Are you a big fan of the Aeneid then?

It just sounds made up sorry

I wouldn't have even thought of the boxer until people mentioned it. Is it not a different sound to Evan? I'd say it as Ee-van-deer and Evan as a harder E. I agree with the suggestion of Alistair being nicer!

Xander is another (Scottish I think) version of Alexander. The Middle Eastern version is Iksander but you might have to be married to a Turk to get away with that one!

I thought of holyfield as well!

I quite like it op.

Sorry awful

No would would ever use his full name - most likely get shortened to Evan

I rather like it. Could end up with an Andy nickname if you wanted it to

@Gulpingcoffee
It’s a nickname for Alexander here in Scotland, as is Alex, Sandy etc

Van could also work as a nickname for Evander. More intuitive than Evan I think.

I like it.

I love it so much! It strikes a good balance of feeling traditional without being commonly used. For the same reason, I also like Leander, Everett and Lemuel.

Absolutely love it, it's also on my shortlist

Good name.

I love boxing.