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In [[Russia]], the name was uncommon until the time of Tsar [[Alexander I of Russia|Alexander I]], due to whom it became one of the most common of Russian first names and gained a considerable number of Russian variations and abbreviations (see following).
In [[Russia]], the name was uncommon until the time of Tsar [[Alexander I of Russia|Alexander I]], due to whom it became one of the most common of Russian first names and gained a considerable number of Russian variations and abbreviations (see following).

ALEXANDRE COMES FROM HIS MOMS VAGINA, 16 YEARS LATER, HE IS STILL RETARDED


==Variants and diminutives==
==Variants and diminutives==

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For other uses, see the male first name.
Alexander
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameGreek
MeaningProtector of man

Alexander is a common male first name. It also occurs, less frequently, as a surname.

Origin

The name in English is taken from the Latin "Alexander," which is a romanization of the Greek name Αλέξανδρος (Alexandros). Etymologically, the name is a compound of the Greek verb ἀλέξειν (alexein) "to defend" and the noun ἀνδρός (andros), genitive of ἀνήρ (anēr) "man". Thus it may be roughly translated as "protector of man." The term is either a rare type of "inverse tatpurusha" compound, with the modifier in second position (the cognate Sanskrit tatpurusha being *nararakṣa, cf. Ramayana 6.33.45; the exact Sanskrit counterpart would be *rakṣinara, from PIE hleks(i)-hnros), or a worn-down terpsimbrotos type compound, whose original verbal meaning was "he protects men".

The earliest attested record of the name is the Greek of the feminine Alexandra, written in Linear B[1] (The Mycenaean World, by John Chadwick, New York: Cambridge University Press, 1976, 1999).

The name was one of the titles ("epithets") given to the Greek goddess Hera and as such is usually taken to mean "one who comes to the aid of warriors." In the Iliad, the character Paris is known also as Alexander. The name's popularity was spread throughout the Greek world by the military conquests of King Alexander III of Macedonia, commonly known as "Alexander the Great". Most later Alexanders in various countries were directly or indirectly named for him.

In Russia, the name was uncommon until the time of Tsar Alexander I, due to whom it became one of the most common of Russian first names and gained a considerable number of Russian variations and abbreviations (see following).

ALEXANDRE COMES FROM HIS MOMS VAGINA, 16 YEARS LATER, HE IS STILL RETARDED

Variants and diminutives

  • Albanian - Aleks, Sandër, Skender
  • Amharic - Eskender
  • Arabic - الاسكندر / اسكندر (Iskandar), Skandar, Skender
  • Belarusian - Аляксандp (Aliaksandr), Алeсь (Ales'), Алелька (Alyel'ka)
  • Bosnian - Aleksandar, Aco, Saša, Aleksa, Sandro
  • Bulgarian - Алeксандъp (Aleksander), Сашо (Sasho)
  • Catalan - Alexandre, Àlex, Xandre
  • Croatian - Aleksandar, Aco, Acika, Saša, Sale
  • Danish - Aleksander, Alexander
  • Dutch - Alexander, Alexandra, Alex, Alexia, Lex, Sander, Sanne, Sandra, Xander, Wander, Aleksander
  • English - Alexander, Alec, Alex, Lex, Sandy, Andy, Alexis, Alexa, Alexandria, Alexandra, Sandra, Al, Sasha, Ali, Lexxi, Zander, Xander, Sashi, Eck
  • Estonian - Aleksander, Sander, Alexander (rare)
  • Finnish - Aleksanteri, Aleksi, Santeri
  • French - Alexandre, Alexis, Alex
  • Galician - Alexandre, Álex
  • German - Alexander (short: Alex, Ali, Akki)
  • Greek - Αλέξανδρος (Alexandros), Αλέξης/Αλεξία (Alexis/Alexia), Αλέκος/Αλέκα (Alekos/Aleka), Άκης (Akis)
  • Hebrew - אלכסנדר (Alexander)
  • Hindi - Hindustani - Sikandar
  • Hungarian - Sándor
  • Icelandic - Alexander
  • Irish (Gaeilge) - Alasandar
  • Italian - Alessandro, Leandro, Ale, Sandro, Alessio
  • Kazakh - Ескендiр (Yeskendir)
  • Kyrgyz - Искендер (İskender)
  • Lithuanian - Aleksandras
  • Macedonian - Александар, Алек, Аце, Ацо, Сашо, Сандо, Цанче
  • Malay - Iskandar
  • Malayalam - ചാണ്ടി (Chandy)
  • Maltese - Lixandru
  • Norwegian - Alexander, Aleksander, Sander
  • Persian - اسكندر (Eskandar)
  • Polish - Aleksander, Alek, Olek, Aleks
  • Portuguese - Alexandre, Alexandro (rare), Alexandra, Xana (feminine), Xano, Alex, Xande, Xanocas
  • Romanian - Alexandru, Alec, Alex, Alle, Alecu, Sandu, Lixandru
  • Russian - Александp (Aleksandr), Алик (Alik), Саша (Sasha), Саня (Sanya), Санёк (Sanyok), Шура (Shura), Шурик (Shurik)
  • Sanskrit language - Alekchendra
  • Scots Gaelic - Alasdair, Alastair, Alistair, Alisdair
  • Serbian - Александар, Аца, Саша, Алексa - Aleksandar, Aca, Saša, Aleksa
  • Slovenian - Aleš, Sandi, Sanja, Sandra, Saša, Sašo
  • Spanish - Alejandro, Ale, Alejo, Jandro
  • Swedish - Alexander
  • Turkish - İskender
  • Ukrainian - Олександр (Oleksandr), Сашко (Sashko), Олелько (Olelko, rare), Олесь(Oles), Лесь(Les)
  • Urdu - Hindustani - Sikandar
  • Urdu - Pakistani - Sikander ("Sikander-e-Azam" is "Alexander the Great")
  • Uzbek - Iskandar
  • Yiddish - סענדער - Sender, Senderl

Monarchs

Antiquity

Middle Ages

Modern

Religious leaders

Other people

A few other princes have borne the name Alexander:

People with the surname Alexander

Fictional

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.geocities.com/kurogr/linearb.pdf
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