Given name · also Latin
Aleksandur
“to defend”
Aleksandur is a masculine given name from Latin, ultimately from Ancient Greek. It is used in Faroese.
Original LatinAlexander
Meaning & origin
What it means
Aleksandur goes back to a word meaning “to defend.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Aleksandur comes from Latin, and ultimately from Ancient Greek.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Faroese usage, Aleksandur developed from Ἀλέξανδρος.
Aleksandur’s family of names
In Faroese usage, Aleksandur developed from the Ancient Greek form Ἀλέξανδρος. In Faroese usage, Aleksandur has a conventional equivalent in the English form Alexander. In Faroese usage, Aleksandur was borrowed from the Latin form Alexander.
The ring: across languages.
Around the world
Aleksandur has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
Ancient Greekwhere Aleksandur comes from · 1 name
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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