Alexander

Alexander () is a masculine 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.

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Given name.name: Alexander
Given name.image: Istanbul - Museo archeol. - Alessandro Magno (firmata Menas) - sec. III a.C. - da Magnesia - Foto G. Dall'Orto 28-5-2006 b-n.jpg
Given name.caption: Statue of Alexander the Great, whose fame popularized the name's use throughout Europe and Asia
Given name.gender: Male
Given name.name day: August 30
Given name.origin: Via Latin Alexander, originally from the Greek (Aléxandros), from aléxein meaning "to ward off, keep off, turn away, defend, protect" and andrós, genitive of anḗr meaning "man".
Given name.meaning: "Defender, protector of man"
Given name.nickname: Alex, Alec, Al, Xander, Zander

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Commons category: Alexander (given name)
native label: Alexander
transliteration or transcription: Александер
Soundex: A425
Cologne phonetics: 0548627
Caverphone: ALKNTA1111
P8168: Villarreal CF

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Etymology
Rulers of antiquity
Rulers of the Middle Ages
Modern rulers
Other royalty
Religious leaders
Other people
Antiquity
Middle Ages
Modern
People with the given name
In other languages
Variants and diminutives
See also
References

Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Aleksander, Oleksandr, Oleksander, Aleksandr, and Alekzandr. Related names and diminutives include Iskandar, Alec, Alek, Alex, Alexsander, Alexandre, Aleks, Aleksa, Aleksandre, Alejandro, Alessandro, Alasdair, Sasha, Sandy, Sandro, Sikandar, Skander, Sander and Xander; feminine forms include Alexandra, Alexandria, and Sasha.