Alexander
Alexander ♂ From the Latin form of the Greek name
Alexandros, from
alexein ‘to defend’ +
anēr ‘man, warrior’ (genitive
andros). The name became extremely popular in the post-classical period, and was borne by several individuals in the New Testament and some early Christian saints. Its use as a common given name throughout Europe, however, derives largely from the fame of Alexander the Great, King of Macedon (356–323 bc), around whom a large body of popular legend grew up in late antiquity, much of which came to be embodied in the medieval ‘Alexander romances’.
Short forms (also Scottish):
Al,
Alex,
Alec,
Alick.
Pet forms:
Sandy (chiefly Scottish; Gaelic
Sandaidh);
Lexy,
Lexie.
Cognates: Irish:
Alastar. Scottish Gaelic:
Alasdair (Anglicized as
Alistair). German, Dutch:
Alexander. Scandinavian:
Alexander. French:
Alexandre. Spanish:
Alejandro. Catalan:
Aleixandre. Portuguese:
Alexandre. Italian:
Alessandro. Russian:
Aleksandr. Polish:
Aleksander. Czech:
Alexandr. Croatian, Serbian, Bulgarian:
Aleksandar. Slovenian:
Aleksander. Finnish:
Aleksanteri. Hungarian:
Sándor.
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