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Alexander en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • [ˌælɪɡˈzeəndə] æ-raising, non-rhotic
  • /ˌalɪɡˈzɑːndə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (General-American) audio
  • [ˌælɪɡˈzeəndɚ] æ-raising, rhotic
  • /ˌælɪɡˈzændɚ/ (General-American)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Middle English Alexander, Alexandre, from Latin Alexander, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros), from ἀλέξω (aléxō, “to defend”) + ἀνδρ- (andr-), the stem of ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”). Doublet of Alastair, Alejandro, Iskandar, Sikandar, Alessandro, and Alexandre.

Meanings

  1. (alt-of) Alternative letter-case form of alexander.
    alt of alexander
  2. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of bord Alexander.

Forms

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Alexander en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • [ˌælɪɡˈzeəndə] æ-raising, non-rhotic
  • /ˌalɪɡˈzɑːndə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (General-American) audio
  • [ˌælɪɡˈzeəndɚ] æ-raising, rhotic
  • /ˌælɪɡˈzændɚ/ (General-American)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Middle English Alexander, Alexandre, from Latin Alexander, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros), from ἀλέξω (aléxō, “to defend”) + ἀνδρ- (andr-), the stem of ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”). Doublet of Alastair, Alejandro, Iskandar, Sikandar, Alessandro, and Alexandre.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) A male given name from Ancient Greek, most famously held by Alexander the Great.
    • Why may not imagination trace the noble dust of Alexander, till he find it stopping a bung-hole? c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i]:
    • "My son's name is Alexander," Muriel said. "Did I tell you that? I named him Alexander because it sounded high-class. 1985, Anne Tyler, The Accidental Tourist, →ISBN, page 170:
    • And for my own part, said my uncle Toby, though I should blush to boast of myself, Trim - yet had my name been Alexander, I could have done no more at Namur than my duty. 1765, Laurence Sterne, Tristram Shandy, Book IV, Chapter 18:
  2. (countable, uncountable) A Scottish surname originating as a patronymic, anglicized from Scottish Gaelic Mac Alasdair (“son of Alexander”).
    • Yiannopoulos started releasing video interviews and other evidence meant to prove that [Ali] Alexander sexually propositioned both adult men in their 20s and at least two teenagers. 2023 April 17, Will Sommer, “‘Stop the Steal’ Organizer Apologizes After Being Accused of Asking Teen Boys for D*ck Pics”, in The Daily Beast, archived from the original on 20 Apr 2023:
  3. (countable, uncountable) A place in the United States: ▸ A city in Pulaski County and Saline County, Arkansas.
  4. (countable, uncountable) A place in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Burke County, Georgia; named for early settler Hugh Alexander.
  5. (countable, uncountable) A place in the United States: ▸ A minor city in Franklin County, Iowa.
  6. (countable, uncountable) A place in the United States: ▸ A minor city in Rush County, Kansas; named for early settler Alexander Harvey.
  7. (countable, uncountable) A place in the United States: ▸ A town in Washington County, Maine; named for British politician and financier Alexander Baring, 1st Baron Ashburton.
  8. (countable, uncountable) A place in the United States: ▸ A town and village therein, in Genesee County, New York; named for early settler Alexander Rea.
  9. (countable, uncountable) A place in the United States: ▸ A minor city in McKenzie County, North Dakota; named for early North Dakota politician Alexander McKenzie.
  10. (countable, uncountable) A place in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Upshur County, West Virginia; named for local lumber businessman John M. Alexander.
  11. (countable, uncountable) A rural municipality in eastern Manitoba, Canada.
  12. (countable, uncountable) A community in the Rural Municipality of Whitehead, Manitoba, Canada; named for early settler Alexander Speers.

Forms

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Alexanders Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

Alexandrian school · Ack · alexandrite · Alexandrianism · alexandrine · Alevism · Xan · Brandy Alexander · Alexander palm · Alec · Sandro · bord Alexander · alexandri · Alexander Archipelago wolf · Mount Alexander · Alexander Hamilton · Alexandria · Alexander Island · McAlexander · Alex · Sasha · Alexandrian · Alexander Archipelago · Alexander the Great · Aleck · Alexander disease · Alexander beetle · Gates of Alexander · Alexander horned ball · Alexander's foot · Alistair · Alexander technique · Alexander I Island · Alexandrinus · Alexander County · Al · Alexandrov · Alexandrow · Alexandrine · Alexander polynomial · Alexander's band · Sandy · Alexander horned sphere · Lex · Alexander's law · Xander · Alexandrist · Alexandropolis · Alexandroid

Relateds

Alexandra and its variants · Xander · Sandy · shorter forms such as Alex

Translations (110)

lt Aleksándras (male given name) · fur Lissandri (male given name) · vi Alếchxanđrơ (male given name) · el Αλέξανδρος (male given name) · is Alexander (male given name) · mrw Iskandal (male given name) · nl Alexander (male given name) · sh Aleksándar (male given name) · es Alejandro (male given name) · id Iskandar (male given name) · bn আলেকজান্ডার (male given name) · sv Alexander (male given name) · ga Alastar (male given name) · uk Олекса́ндр (male given name) · sh Алекса́ндар (male given name) · scn Alessandru (male given name) · la Alexander (male given name) · fi Aleksanteri (male given name) · cmn 亞歷山大 /亚历山大 (male given name) · vi A Lịch Sơn (male given name) · cs Alexandr (male given name) · cy Alec (male given name) · tr İskender (male given name) · udm Санко (male given name) · eu Alesander (male given name) · ms Iskandar (male given name) · cop ⲁⲗⲉⲝⲁⲛⲇⲣⲟⲥ (male given name) · fr Alexandre (male given name) · hi सिकन्दर (male given name) · ru Алекса́ндр (male given name) · sc Alessandru (male given name) · ky Искендер (male given name) · bg Алекса́ндър (male given name) · pal ʾlksndl (/⁠Aleksandar⁠/) (male given name) · udm Сашик (male given name) · kmr Skender (male given name) · sq Lleshdër Lleshdri (male given name) · kk Ескендір (male given name) · gv Alister (male given name) · br Aleksandr (male given name) · tt Искәндәр (male given name) · mk Алекса́ндар (male given name) · da Alexander (male given name) · hy Ալեքսանդր (male given name) · mns-nor Сантор (male given name) · fo Aleksandur (male given name) · pal [Term?] (/⁠Aleksandar⁠/) (male given name) · bn সিকান্দর (male given name) · it Alessandro (male given name) · lv Aleksandrs (male given name) · ar اَلإِسْكَنْدَر (male given name) · egy ꜣrwksjndrs (male given name) · sa अलक्षेन्द्र (male given name) · lmo Lissander (male given name) · ko 알렉산더 (male given name) · no Alexander (male given name) · cu Алєѯандръ (male given name) · hi इसकन्दर (male given name) · hu Sándor (male given name) · he אלכסנדר (male given name) · ur سکندر (male given name) · mns-nor Сантро (male given name) · yi אַלעקסאַנדער (male given name) · udm Очан (male given name) · mad ꦲꦶꦱ꧀ꦏꦤ꧀ꦢꦂ (male given name) · hi इसकंदर (male given name) · ro Alexandru (male given name) · udm Олексан (male given name) · ba Искәндәр (male given name) · fa اسکندر (male given name) · gl Alexandre (male given name) · udm Сандыр (male given name) · ja アレクサンダー (male given name) · th อเล็กซานเดอร์ (male given name) · et Aleksander (male given name) · be Алякса́ндр (male given name) · no Aleksander (male given name) · scn Alissandru (male given name) · ro Александру (male given name) · ca Alexandre (male given name) · ug ئىسكەندەر (male given name) · pal skndl (male given name) · sk Alexander (male given name) · hit 𒀀𒆷𒀝𒊭𒀭𒁺𒍑 (male given name) · gd Alasdair (male given name) · am አሌክሳንደር (male given name) · ar أَلِكْسَنْدَر (male given name) · pox Sądår (male given name) · vi Alexanđê (male given name) · hi सिकंदर (male given name) · ast Alexandru (male given name) · pl Aleksander (male given name) · de Alexander (male given name) · udm Сашка (male given name) · ar إِسْكَنْدَر (male given name) · grc Ἀλέξανδρος (male given name) · vec Lisandro (male given name) · ka ალექსანდრე (male given name) · got 𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌺𐍃𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍂𐌿𐍃 (male given name) · sl Aleksánder (male given name) · gv Alistair (male given name) · ast Xandru (male given name) · eo Aleksandro (male given name) · gv Ollister (male given name) · pl Aleksy (male given name) · co Alessandru (male given name) · sa सेकन्धर (male given name) · izh Oleksandra (male given name) · pt Alexandre (male given name) · fa الکساندر (male given name)