Alexander

alexander English <dab!> 1 right 450 Plate 3- Alexander Instructing his Soliders, from The Deeds of Alexander the Great MET DP863206.jpg Alexander the Great's given name is a historical coincidence. The ancient Greek name Alexandros literally translates to "defender of men" or "protector of mankind"; however, it was already a common Macedonian and Greek name long before he was born. The meaning of the name seemed to align perfectly with his life's work as he rapidly expanded his empire across three continents and founded the influential Hellenistic civilization. His unprecedented success cemented the name in history, causing it to explode in popularity across Europe and Asia. Alexander the Great Founding Alexandria.jpg After conquering the Persians in 331 BC, Alexandria in Egypt was founded and named by Alexander the Great. He founded at least ten cities named after himself across his empire. Etymology en ine-pro *h₂lek- From en enm Alexander,Alexandre, from en la Alexander, from en grc Ἀλέξανδρος, from grc ἀλέξω to defend + grc ἀνδρ-, the stem of grc ἀνήρ man. en Alastair Alejandro Iskandar Sikandar Alessandro Alexandre. Pronunciation en /ˌælɪɡˈzændɚ/ GA en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Pancakenuke-Alexander.wav General American en [ˌælɪɡˈzeəndɚ] æ-tensing,rhotic en [ˌælɪɡˈzeəndə] æ-tensing,non-rhotic en /ˌalɪɡˈzɑːndə/ RP en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Alexander.wav Southern England en Al ex an der en ɑːndə(ɹ) ændə(ɹ) 4 4 Proper noun ~ s en male Ancient Greek, most famously held by Alexander the Great. V i Why may not imagination trace the noble dust of Alexander, till he find it stopping a bung-hole? en 1765 Laurence Sterne Tristram Shandy Book IV, Chapter 18 And for my own part, said my uncle Toby, though I should blush to boast of myself, Trim - yet had my name been Alexander, I could have done no more at Namur than my duty. en 1985 w:Anne Tyler The Accidental Tourist 0-7011-2986-7 170 "My son's name is Alexander," Muriel said. "Did I tell you that? I named him Alexander because it sounded high-class. en Scottish patronymics, anglicized from en gd Mac Alasdair son of Alexander. en w:Will Sommer ‘Stop the Steal’ Organizer Apologizes After Being Accused of Asking Teen Boys for D*ck Pics w:The Daily Beast https://www.thedailybeast.com/stop-the-steal-organizer-ali-alexander-apologizes-after-being-accused-of-asking-teen-boys-for-sexual-pics/ 2023-04-17 Yiannopoulos started releasing video interviews and other evidence meant to prove that Ali Alexander sexually propositioned both adult men in their 20s and at least two teenagers. https://web.archive.org/web/20230420212839/https://www.thedailybeast.com/stop-the-steal-organizer-ali-alexander-apologizes-after-being-accused-of-asking-teen-boys-for-sexual-pics/ en place c/US: en city co/Pulaski County and co/Saline County s/Arkansas. en unincorporated community co/Burke County s/Georgia ; named for early settler Hugh Alexander. en minor city co/Franklin County s/Iowa. en minor city co/Rush County s/Kansas ; named for early settler Alexander Harvey. en town co/Washington County s/Maine ; named for British politician and financier Alexander Baring, 1st Baron Ashburton. en town/and/village therein, in co/Genesee County s/New York ; named for early settler Alexander Rea. TopoZone: Alexander, New York en minor city co/McKenzie County s/North Dakota ; named for early North Dakota politician Alexander McKenzie (politician) Alexander McKenzie. en unincorporated community co/Upshur County s/West Virginia ; named for local lumber businessman John M. Alexander. en rurmun in eastern p/Manitoba c/Canada. en community in the rurmun/Whitehead p/Manitoba c/Canada ; named for early settler Alexander Speers. Derived terms en Alexandrian alexandrine Alexandrine Alexander Archipelago Ack Al Alec Aleck Alexandroid Alex Alexander beetle (Megadromus antarcticus species) Alexander Archipelago wolf Alexander Hamilton Alexander I Island Alexander Island Alexander County Alexander disease Alexander horned ball Alexander horned sphere Alexander palm Alexander polynomial Alexander's band Alexander's foot Alexander's law Alexander technique Alexander the Great alexandri Alexandria Alexandrianism Alexandrian school Alexandrinus Alexandrist alexandrite Alexandropolis Alexandrov Alexandrow Alistair bord Alexander Brandy Alexander Gates of Alexander Lex McAlexander Mount Alexander Sandro Sandy Sasha Xan Xander Related terms en Alexandra and its variants shorter forms such as Alex, Sandy or Xander Translations male given name Akkadian: akk 𒀀𒌨𒊓𒀭𒁯 m a-lik-sa-an-dar Albanian: sq Lleshdër Lleshdri (definite) Amharic: am አሌክሳንደር Arabic: ar إِسْكَنْدَر m, transliteration ar أَلِكْسَنْدَر m, ar اَلإِسْكَنْدَر m Armenian: hy Ալեքսանդր Asturian: ast Alexandru m, ast Xandru m Bashkir: ba Искәндәр Basque: eu Alesander Belarusian: be Алякса́ндр m Bengali: bn সিকান্দর, bn আলেকজান্ডার Breton: br Aleksandr ? Bulgarian: bg Алекса́ндър m Catalan: ca Alexandre m Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 亞歷山大 Yàlìshāndà Coptic: cop ⲁⲗⲉⲝⲁⲛⲇⲣⲟⲥ Corsican: co Alessandru m Czech: cs Alexandr m Danish: da Alexander ? Dutch: nl Alexander m Egyptian: egy ꜣrwksjndrs A-rw:k:z-i-n:d-r:z m Esperanto: eo Aleksandro Estonian: et Aleksander Faroese: fo Aleksandur m Finnish: fi Aleksanteri French: fr Alexandre m Friulian: fur Lissandri m Galician: gl Alexandre m Georgian: ka ალექსანდრე German: de Alexander m Gothic: got 𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌺𐍃𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍂𐌿𐍃 m Greek: el Αλέξανδρος m Ancient Greek: grc Ἀλέξανδρος m Hebrew: he אלכסנדר m aleksander Hindi: hi सिकन्दर m, hi सिकंदर m, hi इसकन्दर m, hi इसकंदर m Hittite: hit 𒀀𒆷𒀝𒊭𒀭𒁺𒍑 Alaksandu Hungarian: hu Sándor Icelandic: is Alexander m Indonesian: id Iskandar Ingrian: izh Oleksandra Irish: ga Alastar m Italian: it Alessandro m Japanese: ja アレクサンダー Arekusandā Kazakh: kk Ескендір Korean: ko ^알렉산더 Kurdish: Northern Kurdish: kmr Skender m Kyrgyz: ky Искендер s Latin: la Alexander m Latvian: lv Aleksandrs m Lithuanian: lt Aleksándras m Lombard: lmo Lissander m Macedonian: mk Алекса́ндар m Madurese: mad ꦲꦶꦱ꧀ꦏꦤ꧀ꦢꦂ iskandar Malay: ms Iskandar Mansi: Northern Mansi: mns-nor Сантро, mns-nor Сантор Manx: gv Ollister m, gv Alistair m, gv Alister m Maranao: mrw Iskandal Norwegian: no Alexander, no Aleksander Old Church Slavonic: cu Алєѯандръ m Persian: fa الکساندر aleksânder, fa اسکندر eskandar Middle Persian: pal Aleksandar, pal ʾlksndl Aleksandar, pal skndl Polabian: pox Sądår m Polish: pl Aleksander m, pl Aleksy m Portuguese: pt Alexandre m Romanian: ro Alexandru m Cyrillic: ro Александру m Russian: ru Алекса́ндр m Sanskrit: sa अलक्षेन्द्र, sa सेकन्धर m Sardinian: sc Alessandru m Scottish Gaelic: gd Alasdair m Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: sh Алекса́ндар m Latin: sh Aleksándar m Sicilian: scn Alissandru m, scn Alessandru m Slovak: sk Alexander m Slovene: sl Aleksánder m Spanish: es Alejandro m Swedish: sv Alexander c Tatar: tt Искәндәр Thai: th อเล็กซานเดอร์ alèksaanáde Turkish: tr İskender Udmurt: udm Сандыр, udm Сашка, udm Сашик, udm Санко, udm Олексан, udm Очан Ukrainian: uk Олекса́ндр m Urdu: ur سکندر m Sikandar Uyghur: ug ئىسكەندەر Venetan: vec Lisandro m Vietnamese: vi A Lịch Sơn, vi Alexanđê Catholic, vi Alếchxanđrơ French Welsh: cy Alec m Yiddish: yi אַלעקסאַנדער m Trivia In one particular historical anecdote, when a cowardly soldier was brought before Alexander the Great, the king asked his name. Upon hearing that the deserter was also named Alexander, the ruler famously commanded: "Then you will either change your behavior, or you will change your name."2026 March 23. Lankford, Kendall. "Name Change." The Shepherd's Church. Noun en alexander. en bord Alexander. References Anagrams en aadeelnrx Alexandre Czech Pronunciation Alexandr Proper noun m-an cs male Alexander Declension m.an.-*,* Further reading Danish Proper noun da male Alexander Related terms (male given names:) da Alex (female forms:) da Alexandra, da Sandra, da Sascha Dutch Etymology From nl grc Ἀλέξανδρος. Pronunciation nl Nl-Alexander.ogg Proper noun m nl male Alexander Ancient Greek Related terms nl Alexandra nl Sander German Pronunciation de [ˌalɛˈksandɐ] de De-at Alexander.ogg Austria de De-Alexander2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) de A le xan der Proper noun de proper noun de male Alexander Alex,Sandro,Sascha Alexandra,Sandra Hungarian hu: Etymology hu la Alexander, from hu grc Ἀλέξανδρος. Pronunciation hu ɛr 4 hu Ale xan der A le xan der Proper noun hu proper noun hu male Ancient Greek Declension Alexandere e -Alexander ei Icelandic Pronunciation Proper noun @@ is male Alexander Declension m Related terms variants: is Alex female forms: is Alexandra, is Sandra Latin Alternative forms la Alexandrus hapax la Alixentrom Archaic Latin Praenestine Etymology la ine-pro *h₂lek- la grc Ἀλέξανδρος, from grc ἀλέξω to defend ἀνδρός genitive of grc ἀνήρ man 1. Pronunciation Alexander Proper noun Alexander/Alexandr<2.both> m Declension Alexander/Alexandr<2.both> Descendants co Lisandru egl Alessander 1 egl Alesànder it Alessandro scn Alissantru lij Lusciandro lmo Lissander roa-ona - 1 ast Aleixandre nap Alessandro fro Alixandre roa-ole - ast Xandru Alexandru ext Alejandru mwl Alxandre pro - ca Alexandre oc Alexandre roa-opt Alexandre osp - lad Aleksandro es Alejandro pms Lissànder Rhaeto-Romance: fur Lissandri sc Lisandru scn Lisciànniru vec Lisandru 1 sq Aleksandër 1 gsw Alexander 1 gsw Xandi 1 rup Alexandru 1 eu Alesander 1 bn আলেকজান্ডার 1 nl Alexander af Alexander 1 en Alexander jam Aligzanda 1 zh - yue 亞歷山大 aa3 lik6 saan1 daai6 cmn 亞歷山大 Yàlìshāndà cdo 亞歷山大 Ā-lĭk-săng-dâi 1 vi A Lịch Sơn 1 haw Alekanekelo 1 et Aleksander 1 fo Aleksandur Alexandur 1 fi Aleksanteri 1 de Alexander 1 he אלכסנדר aleksánder 1 hu Alexander 1 hu Sándor 1 is Alexander 1 ko ^알렉산더 1 lv Aleksandrs 1 li Alexander 1 lt Aleksándras 1 olo Aleksanderi 1 nds Alexander 1 frr Alexander 1 no Alexander 1 1 gmq-oda Alexander da Aleksander Alexander 1 kl Alegsantere Alassanteri Aleksantare Alexandari 1 sga Alaxander 1 gmq-osw Alesant Alefant Alexander Alesantar Alinsant Alinsanter Allexander Allexandher Halsand sv Alexander Aleksander 1 pl Aleksander 1 ro Alexandru 1 sgs Aleksėndra 1 sco Elshinder Elshinner 1 szl Aleksander 1 sl Aleksander 1 stq Alexander 1 sv Alexander 1 th อเล็กซานเดอร์ alèksaanáde 1 uz Aleksandr 1 vep Alexandr 1 vro Aleksandri 1 cy Alecsander 1 fy Aleksander 1 yi אַלעקסאַנדער 1 zea Alexander 1 za Ahlijsanda References Norwegian Bokmål Alexander,no:Aleksander Alternative forms nb Aleksander Etymology nb la Alexander male given name, from nb grc Ἀλέξανδρος Aléxandros., from nb grc Ἀλέξανδρος Aléxandros, traditionally analysed as grc ἀλέξω aléxō to ward off, defend and grc ἀνήρ anḗr man, genitive grc ἀνδρός andrós, hence “defender of men” or “protector of men”. The surname is derived from the given name. Compare da Alexander, sv Alexander, is Alexander, en Alexander and de Alexander male given name. Pronunciation nb /a.lɛkˈsan.dər/ nb andər 4 nb Aleksander nb A lex an der Proper noun nb proper noun nb male Latin < Ancient Greek Alexander nb given names < Latin < Ancient Greek derived from the male given name nb Alexander Usage notes The Norwegian name calendar lists the spelling nb Aleksander on 18 March; nb Alexander is not separately listed. nb Alexander became especially popular in Norway during the late 20th century, with its strongest period around 1990. Derived terms nb Alex short form nb Sander short form nb Alexandra feminine form nb Alexandersen patronymic surname Statistics According to Statistics Norway, 12,422 people in Norway had nb Alexander as their sole or first given name as of 31 December 2025.“Navn”, Statistics Norway. According to Statistics Norway, 127 people in Norway bore nb Alexander as a surname as of 31 December 2025.“Table of protected surnames 2025”, Statistics Norway. References “Alexander” in Store norske leksikon “Alexander” at Nordic Names Alexander Aleksander no Anagrams nb aadeelnrx Alexandre Old English Etymology From ang la Alexander, from ang grc Ἀλέξανδρος Proper noun m Alexander the Great late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans ang On þǣm dagum wæs Alexander ġeboren on Crēcum swā swā ān miċel ȳst cōme ofer ealne middenġeard. In those days Alexander was born in Greece, like a great storm coming over all the Earth. Wonders of the East ang Þā wīf syndon ðrēotȳne fōta lange ⁊ heora līċ bið on marmorstānes hwītnysse. ⁊ hī habbað olfenda fēt ⁊ eoferes tēð. For heora unclēnnesse hīe ġefelde wurdon fram ðām mycclan macedoniscȧn Alexandre. Þā hē hī lifiende ġefōn ne mihte þā ācwealde hē hī for ðam hī syndon ǣwisċe on līchoman ⁊ unweorðe. Those women are thirteen feet tall and their bodies are the whiteness of marble. And they have the feet of camels and teeth of a boar. For their uncleanliness, they were killed by Alexander the Great of Macedon. He killed them because he could not capture them alive, because they are worthless and foul of body. Declension Alexandr Alexander sg Portuguese pt Etymology pt :ubor en:Alexander + 1 Alexandre,Alessandro Proper noun m pt male Scots Pronunciation sco [ˈalɛksandər] Proper noun sco male Ancient Greek Alexander Derived terms diminutive sco Aleck, sco Eck, sco Eckie, sco Sandy, sco Saundy, sco Sawnie, sco Sawney, sco Sanders, sco Saunders, sco Sannock, sco Sannag, sco Sannagie See also sco Elshinder sco Elshinner sco Alistair Slovak Pronunciation aLexanDer sk alexander Proper noun m-pr Alinko,Šaňko sk male Alexander Declension m-pr Alexandra name Derived terms sk Hypocoristics Alex Alo Alino Šaňo Šándor Saša Further reading Spanish Etymology es :ubor en:Alexander + 1 Alejandro Pronunciation Alexánder alɪxéəndɚ ælɪxéəndɚ Proper noun m es male Swedish Etymology Equivalent to English en Alexander. First recorded in Sweden (Scania) in 1201. Pronunciation sv LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Alexander.wav Proper noun c sv male Related terms (male given names) sv Alex (female names) sv Alexandra, sv Sandra (surnames) sv Alexandersson References Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, 91-21-10937-0 Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, 9119551622: 70 150 males with the given name Alexander living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1990s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.