Given name · Ancient Greek
Ἀλέξανδρος
“to repel”·“man”·“man who repels [enemies]”
Ἀλέξανδρος (Ăléxăndros) is a masculine given name from Proto-Hellenic, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European. It is used in Ancient Greek.
Ancient GreekWritten in Greek script. In English: Alexander.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ἀλέξανδρος is built from elements meaning “to repel” and “man” and “man who repels [enemies]”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Ἀλέξανδρος comes from Proto-Hellenic, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Proto-Hellenic *aléksō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂lékseti, built from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓λέξω (“to repel”) + <alt:ᾰ̓νδρ-><ng:stem of <i class="Polyt mention" lang="grc">ᾰ̓νήρ</i> (ănḗr, “man”)> + -ος.
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Ἀλέξανδρος’s family of names
In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Ἀλέξανδρος has a feminine form in Sandra. In Ancient Greek usage, Ἀλέξανδρος has a conventional equivalent in the English form Alexander. In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Ἀλέξανδρος has a feminine form in Alexandra.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Ἀλέξανδρος has relatives in 50 languages.
54 related names in 50 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 62
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Alexanderderivative · English, German
- Alejandroborrowing · Spanish, English
- Alexderivative · English
- Alexandrafeminine form · Norwegian Bokmål
- Alexisequivalent
- Alessandroderivative · Portuguese, Italian
- Alistairderivative · English
- Sandrafeminine form · Norwegian Bokmål
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- Aleksanderderivative · Polish, Norwegian Bokmål
- Alisterderivative · Manx
- Alexandrederivative · Portuguese, roa-opt
- Aleksandrafeminine form · Norwegian Bokmål, ltg
- Aleisterderivative · English
- Sanderderivative · Norwegian Bokmål
- Alasdairderivative · Scottish Gaelic
- Alexiosequivalent
- Alexandrderivative · Czech
- Alexandruderivative · Romanian, Asturian
- Alastarderivative · Irish
- Iskandarderivative · Malay, Indonesian
- Alecsanderderivative · Welsh
- Alaxanderderivative · sga
- Alekosequivalent
- Aleksisequivalent
- Alexandresequivalent
- Александерderivative · rsk
- اسكندرderivative · Ottoman Turkish
- ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܘܣderivative · aii
- إسكندرderivative · Arabic
- అలెగ్జాండర్derivative · Telugu
- ألكسندروسderivative · Arabic
- সিকান্দরderivative · Bengali
- Lleshdërderivative · Albanian
- ⲁⲗⲉⲝⲁⲛⲇⲣⲟⲥderivative · Coptic
- אלכסנדרderivative · Hebrew
- ꜣrwksjndrsborrowing · egy
- ꦲꦶꦱ꧀ꦏꦤ꧀ꦢꦂderivative · mad
- Аляксандрderivative · Belarusian
- Искәндәрderivative · Bashkir
- سکندرderivative · Urdu
- Олександрderivative · Ukrainian
- اسکندرderivative · Persian
- Ալեքսանդրderivative · Armenian
- Αλέξανδροςdescendant · Greek
- Александрderivative · Russian
- Александарderivative · rsk
- Александраborrowing · Bulgarian
- Xandruderivative · Asturian
- Aleksandurderivative · Faroese
- Lissandriderivative · Friulian
- Aleksandrasderivative · Lithuanian
- İskenderderivative · Turkish
- Aleksandërborrowing · Albanian
- Ollisterderivative · Manx
- Skënderderivative · Albanian
- Aleksanteriderivative · Finnish
- Lekaderivative · Albanian
- Άλεξequivalent
- Αλέξηςequivalent
- Αλέκοςequivalent
And 2 more.
People named Ἀλέξανδρος
- 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
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