Skip to main content

Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Swedish (Sjölander) : ornamental name composed of the elements sjö ‘sea’ + land ‘land’ + the suffix -er. The coinage may have been influenced by the common surname suffix -ander, derived from Greek anēr ‘man’, genitive andros.

Join the Family

Your partner in parenting from baby name inspiration to college planning.

Subscribe