Given name · Arabic
إسكندر
إسكندر (ʔiskandar) is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Arabic.
ArabicWritten in Arabic script, read right to left. In English: ʔiskandar.
Meaning & origin
How it developed
In Arabic usage, إسكندر developed from Ἀλέξανδρος.
إسكندر’s family of names
In Arabic usage, إسكندر developed from the Ancient Greek form Ἀλέξανδρος. In Arabic usage, إسكندر has a conventional equivalent in the German form Alexander. In Arabic usage, إسكندر has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Alejandro.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
إسكندر has relatives in 6 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
Ancient Greekwhere إسكندر comes from · 1 name
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 8
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named إسكندر
- Iskender PashaOttoman army commander1550–1620
- Iskandar WidjajaGerman violinist and musicianborn 1986
- Iskandar DzhalilovTajikistani football playerborn 1992
- Iskandar SafaFrench businessman of Lebanese origin (1955–2024)
- Iskender PashaOttoman governor of Egypt
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