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San

Statistics: France · native version ↗
Girl Name day: April 2
Origin: Short form of Alessandra, from the Greek Alexandra. Meaning: Defender of humanity.
Short form of Alessandra/Alexandra, from the Greek Alexandra (« defender of humanity »), combining alexein (« to defend ») and anêr/andros (« man »).

Name day for San

April 2

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 (Short form of Alessandra, from the Greek Alexandra) and meaning — defender of humanity, and shares its name day, April 2.

On birth records, San is rarely written as such: the Sans are Sandras (103,925 births). For the name's history, year-by-year popularity and famous bearers, read the Sandra page. San is also a short form of Sandie, Sanae, Sania.

Frequently asked questions about San

What does San mean?

San is a short form of Sandra, which means defender of humanity.

When is San's name day?

April 2, 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

Bottom 10

  1. Amaury57%
  2. Fares69%
  3. Virgile69%
  4. Kilian69%
  5. Lenny70%
  6. Andy71%
  7. Kylian71%
  8. Cyprien71%
  9. Kyllian71%
  10. Erwann72%

Love potential for San

Bottom 10

  1. Fares51%
  2. Logan56%
  3. Kilian56%
  4. Lukas65%
  5. Alban66%
  6. Virgile67%
  7. Elouan67%
  8. Alan67%
  9. Amaury67%
  10. Andy68%

Professional potential for San

Bottom 10

  1. Lenny43%
  2. Leny44%
  3. Kyllian49%
  4. Téo52%
  5. Cyprien52%
  6. Bryan55%
  7. Titouan55%
  8. Kylian55%
  9. Andy55%
  10. Elouan56%

Crush potential for San

Top 10

  1. Leny96%
  2. Julian96%
  3. Ryan96%
  4. Nassim96%
  5. Justin96%
  6. Ugo96%
  7. Yannis96%
  8. Loris96%
  9. Bryan95%
  10. Nolann95%

Bottom 10

  1. Amaury47%
  2. Virgile61%
  3. Alban64%
  4. Nils65%
  5. Fares67%
  6. Kilian68%
  7. Erwann68%
  8. Joachim70%
  9. Logan71%
  10. Grégoire72%
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