Skender
- Meaning:
- Defender of mankind
- Origin:
- Greek
About the name Skender
Turkish and Bosniak form of Alexander (Iskender), from Greek Alexandros; used among Bosniak communities.
Popularity with newborns
Skender has not appeared on the annual list of the most popular newborn names. That list covers the 50 most common names for each sex, so the name was given to fewer children than the 50th name of the year — not to none.
People with this name in Croatia
40 people in Croatia are called Skender, according to the 2021 census. That is #2295 among all the names in Imenko.
Where the name is found
Skender is recorded in 2 of Croatia's 21 counties.
Sources
Counts of people living in Croatia come from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics' 2021 census, which suppresses any figure below 10. Yearly birth figures come from its annual list of the most popular newborn names. Meaning, origin, name day and nicknames are curated by Imenko.