Sándor
Only about 110 men in Poland carry it, few enough that most Poles have never met one. The root is Greek, "defender of men".
Sándor Pronunciation
Sándor is pronounced SÁNDOR (/sándɔr/).
What Sándor means
Where Sándor comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Sándor traces back to the Greek Alexandros, built from a verb meaning to defend and a word for men. The short meaning follows directly: defender of men. This is the literal sense, old as the roots themselves. Sándor is the Hungarian form of that ancient name, and it reached Polish speakers through neighbours to the south.
The best-known bearer is Sándor Petőfi, the Hungarian poet who died in 1849 during the revolution against Habsburg rule. Petőfi made it famous. His name still marks streets and school walls across Central Europe. Sándor Márai, another bearer, wrote novels read long after his death in 1989.
A Polish child called Sándor stands slightly apart on the class register. The accent marks the name as a guest from across the Carpathians. The sense underneath is one Polish parents recognise from Aleksander: defender of men.
How many people are named Sándor
1 in 194056 men in Poland is named Sándor. 110 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #3254 among male names.
Sándor as a middle name
Sándor is a first name for 110 men in Poland and a middle name for another 15, an 88/12 split. In the men's middle-name ranking it sits 2447th, between Sameer (15) and Sanjeewa (15).
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#2445 Sai̇d15
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#2446 Sameer15
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#2447 Sandor15
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#2448 Sanjeewa15
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#2449 Severin15