Given name · Hindi
सिकंदर
“helper and defender of mankind”
सिकंदर (sikandar) is a masculine given name from Classical Persian, ultimately from Middle Hindi. It is used in Hindi.
HindiWritten in Devanagari script. In English: Alexander.
Meaning & origin
What it means
सिकंदर is Sikandar written in Devanagari. In English use, SIKANDAR has a related form in Alexander. One Greek interpretation is “helper and defender of mankind.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
सिकंदर comes from Classical Persian, and ultimately from Middle Hindi.
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How it developed
From Classical Persian سِکَنْدَر, from Middle Hindi سکندر.
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The story
First recorded c.
सिकंदर’s family of names
In Hindi usage, सिकंदर has a conventional equivalent in the English form Alexander. In Hindi usage, सिकंदर can be written in the Roman alphabet as SIKANDAR. In Hindi usage, सिकंदर has a transliteration in SIKANDAR.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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