Given name · also Arabic
ꦲꦶꦱ꧀ꦏꦤ꧀ꦢꦂ
“to ward off; to protect”·“man”
ꦲꦶꦱ꧀ꦏꦤ꧀ꦢꦂ (iskandar) is a masculine given name from Arabic, ultimately from Ancient Greek. It is used in Madurese.
Meaning & origin
What it means
ꦲꦶꦱ꧀ꦏꦤ꧀ꦢꦂ is built from elements meaning “to ward off; to protect” and “man” and “man”.
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Where it comes from
ꦲꦶꦱ꧀ꦏꦤ꧀ꦢꦂ comes from Arabic, and ultimately from Ancient Greek.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Madurese usage, ꦲꦶꦱ꧀ꦏꦤ꧀ꦢꦂ developed from Ἀλέξανδρος.
ꦲꦶꦱ꧀ꦏꦤ꧀ꦢꦂ’s family of names
In Madurese usage, ꦲꦶꦱ꧀ꦏꦤ꧀ꦢꦂ developed from the Ancient Greek form Ἀλέξανδρος. In Madurese usage, ꦲꦶꦱ꧀ꦏꦤ꧀ꦢꦂ has a conventional equivalent in the English form Alexander. In Madurese usage, ꦲꦶꦱ꧀ꦏꦤ꧀ꦢꦂ has a conventional equivalent in the Russian form Александр.
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Spellings & scripts 1
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Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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