Alexander name - Meaning of Alexander
- Gender
- Masculine
- Lucky Number
- 3
- Usage
- English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Hungarian, Slovak, Biblical, Ancient Greek (Latinized) , Greek Mythology (Latinized)
- Pronounced
- al-əg-ZAN-dər (English) , ah-lek-SAHN-der (German) , ah-lək-SAHN-dər (Dutch)
- Alexander Meaning
- Latinized form of the Greek name Αλεξανδρος (Alexandros) , which meant "defending men" from Greek αλεξω (alexo) "to defend, help" and ανηρ (aner) "man" (genitive ανδρος). In Greek mythology this was another name of the hero Paris, and it also belongs to several characters in the New Testament. However, the most famous bearer was Alexander the Great, King of Macedon. In the 4th century Bc he built a huge empire out of Greece, Egypt, Persia, and parts of India. Due to his fame, and later medieval tales involving him, use of his name spread throughout Europe. The name has been used by kings of Scotland, Poland and Yugoslavia, emperors of Russia, and eight popes. Other notable bearers include English poet Alexander Pope (1688-1744), American statesman Alexander Hamilton (1755-1804), Scottish-Canadian explorer Sir Alexander MacKenzie (1764-1820), Russian poet Alexander Pushkin (1799-1837), and Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922), the Scottish-Canadian-American inventor of the telephone. Alexander originates in Greek language and means "defender of man". It has always been one of the most popular masculine given names all over the world. This is another name of the Greek hero Paris, and it also appears in the Bible. Born by numerous kings, emperors and popes, the most famous bearer until today remains the King of Macedon in the 4th century BC, Alexander the Great. In the US the popularity of Alexander started growing in the 1960s and currently it is one of the most popular masculine given names.
Alexander Related Names
Variants: Aleksander (Norwegian), Aleksander (Danish), Alexandros (Ancient Greek), Alexandros (Greek Mythology)
Diminutives: Al, Alec, Alex, Lex, Sandy, Xander, Zander (English), Alex (German), Alex, Lex, Sander, Xander (Dutch), Sander (Swedish), Sander (Norwegian), Sander (Danish), Sándor, Sanyi (Hungarian), Aleš (Slovak)
Feminine Forms: Alexandra, Alexina (English), Alexandra (German), Alexandra (Dutch), Alexandra (Swedish), Alexandra (Norwegian), Alexandra (Danish), Alexandra (Hungarian), Alexandra (Slovak), Alexandra (Ancient Greek), Alexandra (Greek Mythology)
Other Languages: Aleksander, Skender (Albanian), Iskandar (Arabic), Aleksandr (Armenian), Alesander (Basque), Alexandros (Biblical Greek), Aleksandar, Sasho (Bulgarian), Alexandre, Àlex (Catalan), Aleksandar, Sandi, Saša (Croatian), Alexandr, Aleš (Czech), Aleksandro, Aleĉjo (Esperanto), Aleksander (Estonian), Aleksanteri, Ale, Samppa, Santeri, Santtu (Finnish), Alexandre, Alex, Sacha (French), Alexandre (Galician), Aleksandre, Sandro (Georgian), Alexandros (Greek), Iskandar (Indonesian), Eskandar (Iranian), Alastar (Irish), Alessandro, Ale, Sandro (Italian), Aleksandras (Lithuanian), Aleksandar, Ace, Sasho (Macedonian), Sikandar (Pashto), Aleksander, Olek (Polish), Alexandre, Alex, Xandinho (Portuguese), Alexandru, Sandu (Romanian), Aleksandr, Sasha, Shura (Russian), Alasdair, Alastair, Alistair, Alister, Ally, Sawney (Scottish), Aleksandar, Saša (Serbian), Aleksander, Aleks, Aleš, Sandi, Saša, Sašo (Slovene), Alejandro, Ale (Spanish), İskender (Turkish), Oleksander, Oleksandr, Olek (Ukrainian), Sikandar (Urdu), Sender (Yiddish)
Alexander Celebrities
Alexander Graham Bell - inventor of the telephone, Alexander Fleming - Nober Prize Winner for Medicine, Alexander the Great - historical figure, Alexander Solzhenitsyn - author, Alexander Ovechkin - hockey player, Alexander Field - football player, Alexander Knox - actor,
