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San

Statistics: Spain · native version ↗
Girl Name day: March 20
Origin: Greek. Meaning: protector of man; defender.
Diminutive of Alessandra/Alejandra, from the Greek Aléxandros ('aléxein', to protect + 'andrós', man): 'she who protects men'.

Name day for San

March 20

Why this day? San is a short form of Sandra, and shares its name day.

San is celebrated in the United States, Brazil and Germany on August 18; Spain and Argentina on March 20; France on April 2.

The story of the name San

San is a short form of Sandra. It keeps its origin (Greek) and meaning — protector of man; defender, and shares its name day, March 20.

On birth records, San is rarely written as such: the Sans are Sandras (98,381 births). For the name's history, year-by-year popularity and famous bearers, read the Sandra page. San is also a short form of Alexandra, Sanae, Alessandra.

Frequently asked questions about San

What does San mean?

San is a short form of Sandra, which means protector of man; defender.

When is San's name day?

March 20, together with Sandra: a short form shares the name day of the name it comes from.

Is San a name in its own right?

It is a familiar short form. It does not appear as such in birth records, where you find Sandra.

San's profile

Energy 7/10
Humor 7/10
Independence 7/10
Sensitivity 6/10
Ambition 7/10
Stability 6/10
Whimsy 6/10
Diplomacy 7/10
Loyalty 8/10
Need for attention 5/10

Playful profile, for entertainment.

Name compatibility potential:

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Friendship potential for San

Top 10

  1. Amine96%
  2. Bilal95%
  3. Zakaria93%
  4. Ayoub92%
  5. Walid90%
  6. Giovanni90%
  7. Brais90%
  8. Manel90%
  9. Oussama90%
  10. Eneko86%

Bottom 10

  1. Denis68%
  2. Artur71%
  3. Ferran74%
  4. Oier78%
  5. Marcel80%
  6. Achraf83%
  7. Xabier84%
  8. Brian84%
  9. Guillem85%
  10. Bryan85%

Love potential for San

Bottom 10

  1. Denis58%
  2. Ferran67%
  3. Xabier68%
  4. Artur69%
  5. Eneko71%
  6. Bryan73%
  7. Brian74%
  8. Walid75%
  9. Oier77%
  10. Guillem77%

Professional potential for San

Top 10

  1. Bilal88%
  2. Amine88%
  3. Walid81%
  4. Guillem81%
  5. Oier80%
  6. Achraf80%
  7. Zakaria78%
  8. Brais78%
  9. Oussama78%
  10. Artur76%

Bottom 10

  1. Bryan59%
  2. Ferran59%
  3. Brian63%
  4. Marcel66%
  5. Xabier69%
  6. Manel70%
  7. Denis70%
  8. Eneko71%
  9. Giovanni74%
  10. Ayoub75%

Crush potential for San

Top 10

  1. Ayoub93%
  2. Bryan91%
  3. Giovanni90%
  4. Manel89%
  5. Brian86%
  6. Achraf86%
  7. Amine85%
  8. Bilal84%
  9. Zakaria82%
  10. Xabier81%

Bottom 10

  1. Denis55%
  2. Artur63%
  3. Oier70%
  4. Marcel73%
  5. Guillem75%
  6. Ferran76%
  7. Eneko77%
  8. Oussama78%
  9. Brais80%
  10. Xabier81%
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