Given name · rsk
Александер
“helper and defender of mankind”
Александер (Aleksander) is a masculine given name from Carpathian Rusyn, ultimately from Ancient Greek. It is used in Pannonian Rusyn.
rskWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Aleksander.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Александер is Aleksander written in Cyrillic. Aleksander is a form of Alexander. One Greek interpretation is “helper and defender of mankind.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Александер comes from Carpathian Rusyn, and ultimately from Ancient Greek.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Pannonian Rusyn usage, Александер developed from Ἀλέξανδρος.
Александер’s family of names
In Pannonian Rusyn usage, Александер developed from the Ancient Greek form Ἀλέξανδρος. In Pannonian Rusyn usage, Александер has a related form in Aleksander. In Pannonian Rusyn usage, Александер can be written in the Roman alphabet as Aleksander.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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