What is "anders"

Anders is a name in Scandinavian languages and Fering North Frisian, the equivalent of the Greek Andreas ("manly") and the English Andrew.

In Sweden, Anders has been one of the most common names for many centuries. According to Statistics Sweden, as of December 31, 2002, it ranks 4th among the male names. The great frequency of this name at the point in time (around 1900) when patronymics were converted into family names is the reason why 1 out of every 30 Swedes today is called Andersson.

The name day of Anders in the Scandinavian calendar is November 30, and in the old peasant superstition that day was important for determining what the Christmas weather would be. If it was very cold on November 30, there would be much sleet on Christmas (and vice versa).

In Denmark (but not in Norway or Sweden), Donald Duck's name is Anders And.

The Fering name Anders may have been borrowed from the Danish version.

Anders is a worn lunar impact crater that is located in the southern hemisphere on the far side of the Moon. It lies just to the southeast of the outer rim of the huge walled basin named Apollo. To the south-southeast is the crater Leavitt.

The oval-shaped Anders G intrudes slightly into the southeast rim of Anders. There is a tiny double-crater formation attached to the exterior of the northeast rim, and a short valley cuts into the northern wall. The interior floor is relatively flat, and is marked only by a tiny crater on the eastern wall.

Anders crater is named after the American astronaut William Anders, crew of the Apollo 8 mission in 1968, which was the first manned mission to the moon, and therefore Anders was one of the three first humans to see this crater on the far side of the moon. Two nearby craters are named after the other two crew members, Frank Borman ( Borman crater) and Jim Lovell ( Lovell crater).

Anders is a given name and a surname of Scandinavian origin.

Anders may also refer to:

• Władysław Anders, Polish general officer and politician
• Anders (crater) on the Moon
• 4815 Anders, an asteroid
• Anders Peak, a mountain in Antarctica
• WPB Anders, a family of Polish medium tracked combat vehicles
• Socialistische Partij Anders, a Flemish political party in Belgium