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Question:Comes from Thelander

Swedish: from an unexplained first element (perhaps derived from a place name element such as T?ll from tall ‘pine tree’) + the common suffix -ander, from Greek anēr ‘man’, genitive andros.


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Comes from Thelander

Swedish: from an unexplained first element (perhaps derived from a place name element such as T?ll from tall ‘pine tree’) + the common suffix -ander, from Greek anēr ‘man’, genitive andros.