Given name & surname · also Old Ruthenian

Alekna

Alekna is a masculine given name from Old Ruthenian, ultimately from Ancient Greek. It is used in Lithuanian.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Alekna comes from Old Ruthenian, and ultimately from Ancient Greek.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

In Lithuanian usage, Alekna is a diminutive of ALEKSEJUS. In Lithuanian usage, Alekna developed from Ἀλέξιος.

Alekna’s family of names

In Lithuanian usage, Alekna is a diminutive of ALEKSEJUS. In Lithuanian usage, Alekna developed from the Ancient Greek form Ἀλέξιος. In Lithuanian usage, Alekna as a surname is a diminutive of Алексѣй.

Walk Alekna’s family in the name graph

AleknaAleksejusАлексѣйἈλέξιος

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Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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Ancient Greek

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“white, bright”

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Ancient Greek

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“messenger”

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Andréas

“man”

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Ancient Greek

Achillas

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Ancient Greek

Aleksandur

“to defend”

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Ancient Greek

Andrijaš

“manly, courageous”

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Ancient Greek

Achaikus

“Achaean”

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