Given name · Greek
Αλέξανδρος
“to ward off; to protect”·“man”
Αλέξανδρος (Aléxandros) is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Greek.
GreekWritten in Greek script. In English: Alexander.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Αλέξανδρος is built from elements meaning “to ward off; to protect” and “man” and “man”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Αλέξανδρος’s family of names
In Greek usage, Αλέξανδρος has a diminutive in Αλέκος. In Greek usage, Αλέξανδρος has a conventional equivalent in the English form Alexander. In Greek usage, Αλέξανδρος has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Alejandro.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Αλέξανδρος has relatives in 12 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
Ancient Greekwhere Αλέξανδρος comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 19
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Αλέξανδρος
- Alexander the Greatking of Macedonia and conqueror of Achaemenid Persia (356–323 BC)355 BC–322 BC
- Alexander IV of MacedonKing of Macedonia from 323/2 to 309 BC322 BC–308 BC
- AlexanderByzantine emperor from 912 to 913872–913
- Pope Alexander I of AlexandriaPatriarch of Alexandria250–326
- Alexander of Aphrodisias2nd-3rd century Greek peripatetic philosopher and commentator on Aristotle200–215
- Alexander YpsilantisGreek general (1792-1828)
- Alexander Jannaeussecond king of the Hasmonean dynasty of Judea126 BC–75 BC
- Alexander I of Macedonruler of Macedonia from c. 498 to 454 BC
- Alexander Heliosson of Egyptian Pharaoh Cleopatra VII39 BC
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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