Santander

Meaning

Proper Noun

• city/and/port/capital of the autonomous community of Cantabria (autonomous community) on the north coast of Spain (country).
• department in northern Colombia (country). See Wikipedia:Santander Department
• A Spanish surname

Origin

• Possibly from the name of Saint Andrew (through a form Sanct Ander) or from Saint Emeterio (through forms Santemter > Santenter > Santander), a martyr whose head was brought there in the third century.