Lander \l(a)-nder, lan-der\ as a boy's name is of Middle English origin. Occupational name: possibly "laundryman" or "landowner". Also possibly derived from German meaning "picket fence", or from an expression describing a person from a rural area, or from a German/Jewish name for the people of Landau, a city in Germany. Lander, Wyoming was named for explorer and Civil War general Frederick W. Lander.

Lander has 6 variant forms: Land, Landers, Landis, Landiss, Landor and Landry.

Baby names that sound like Lander are Leander, Liander and Linder.