Given name · Ancient Greek
Ἀλέξαρχος
“to defend”·“to command”
Ἀλέξαρχος (Ăléxărkhos) 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: Aléxarkhos.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ἀλέξαρχος is built from elements meaning “to defend” and “to command”.
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Where it comes from
Ἀλέξαρχος 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 defend”) + ᾰ̓́ρχω (“to command”) + -ος.
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Ἀλέξαρχος’s family of names
In Ancient Greek usage, Ἀλέξαρχος has a transliteration in Aléxarkhos.
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