Alexander
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This article is about the male first name. For other uses, see Alexander (disambiguation).
"Aleksander" redirects here. For the Hasidic dynasty, see Aleksander (Hasidic dynasty).
Alexander (Greek: Ἀλέξανδρος) is a male name of Greek origin. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history.[1]
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Pronunciation | /ˌælɪɡˈzændər/ AL-ig-ZAN-dər Ancient Greek: [aléksandros] Modern Greek: [aˈleksanðros] Czech: [ˈalɛksandr] German: [alɛkˈsandɐ] Polish: [alɛkˈsandɛr] Russian: [ɐlʲɪkˈsandr] Serbo-Croatian: [aleksǎːndar, alěksaːn-] Swedish: [alɛkˈsǎnːdɛr] |
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Gender | Male |
Name day | August 30 |
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Word/name | Via Latin Alexander, originally from the Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros), from αλέξειν aléxein meaning "to ward off, keep off, turn away, defend, protect" and ἀνδρός andrós, genitive of ἀνήρ anḗr meaning "man". |
Meaning | "Defender, protector of man" |
Other names | |
Nickname(s) | Alex, Alec, Al, Xander, Zander |
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Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Aleksander, Aleksandre, Aleksandr and Alekzandr. Related names and diminutives include Iskandar, Alec, Alek, Alex, Alexandre, Aleks, Aleksa, Alasdair, Sasha, and Sander; feminine forms include Alexandra, Alexandria, and Sasha.