Alexander Pronunciation /ˌ æ l ɪ ɡ ˈ z æ n d ər AL -ig-ZAN -dərAncient Greek :[aléksandros] Modern Greek :[aˈleksanðros] Czech: [ˈalɛksandr] German: [alɛkˈsandɐ] Polish: [alɛkˈsandɛr] Russian: [ɐlʲɪkˈsandr] Serbo-Croatian: [aleksǎːndar, Swedish: [alɛkˈsǎnːdɛr] Gender Male Name day August 30 Origin Word/name ViaLatin Alexander , originally from theGreek Ἀλέξανδρος Aléxandros ), fromαλέξειν aléxein meaning "to ward off, keep off, turn away, defend, protect" andἀνδρός andrós , genitive ofἀνήρ anḗr meaning "man". Meaning "Defender, protector of man" Other names Nicknames Alex ,Alec ,Al ,Xander , ZanderRelated names
Alexander (Greek :Ἀλέξανδρος ) is a masculinename of Greek origin. The most prominent bearer of the name isAlexander the Great , the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom ofMacedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history.[ 1]
Variants listed here areAleksandar ,Aleksander ,Oleksandr ,Oleksander ,Aleksandr , andAlekzandr . Related names and diminutives includeIskandar ,Alec ,Alek ,Alex ,Alexsander ,Alexandre ,Aleks ,Aleksa ,Aleksandre ,Alejandro ,Alessandro ,Alasdair ,Sasha ,Sandy ,Sandro ,Sikandar ,Skander ,Sander andXander ; feminine forms includeAlexandra ,Alexandria , andSasha .
The nameAlexander originates from theAncient Greek :Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros [ 2] ἀλέξειν aléxein [ 3] ἀνήρ anḗr genitive :ἀνδρός andrós [ 4]
The earliestattested form of the name, is theMycenaean Greek feminineanthroponym 𐀀𐀩𐀏𐀭𐀅𐀨 a-re-ka-sa-da-ra Alexandra /), written in theLinear B syllabic script.[ 5] Alaksandu , alternatively calledAlakasandu orAlaksandus , was a king ofWilusa who sealed a treaty with theHittite kingMuwatalli II c. 1280 BC; this is generally assumed to have been a Greek called Alexandros.[citation needed
The name was one of theepithets given to the Greek goddessHera and as such is usually taken to mean "one who comes to save warriors". In theIliad Paris is also known as Alexander.[ 6] Alexander the Great . Most later Alexanders in various countries were directly or indirectly named after him.[ 7] [ 8]
People known as Alexander [ edit ] Alexander has been the name of many rulers, including kings ofMacedon , ofScotland , emperors ofRussia andpopes .
Rulers of antiquity [ edit ] Alexander (Alexandros of Ilion ), more often known asParis of Troy Alexander I of Macedon Alexander II of Macedon Alexander the Great Alexander IV of Macedon Alexander V of Macedon Alexander of Pherae despot of Pherae between 369 and 358 BCAlexander I of Epirus king of Epirus about 342 BCAlexander II of Epirus king of Epirus 272 BCAlexander of Corinth , viceroy ofAntigonus Gonatas and ruler of a rump state based on Corinth c. 250 BCAlexander (satrap) (died 220 BC), satrap of Persis under Seleucid king Antiochus IIIAlexander Balas , ruler of the Seleucid kingdom of Syria between 150 and 146 BCAlexander Zabinas , ruler of part of the Seleucid kingdom of Syria based in Antioch between 128 and 123 BCAlexander Jannaeus king of Judea, 103–76 BCAlexander of Judaea , son of Aristobulus II, king of JudaeaGaius Julius Alexander , Roman client king in Cilicia from 58 to 72Alexander Severus (208–235),Roman emperor Julius Alexander , lived in the 2nd century, anEmesene nobleman Domitius Alexander , Roman usurper who declared himself emperor in 308Rulers of the Middle Ages [ edit ] Alexander I of Russia (1777–1825), emperor of RussiaAlexander II of Russia (1818–1881), emperor of RussiaAlexander III of Russia (1845–1894), emperor of RussiaAlexander Karađorđević, Prince of Serbia (1842–1858)Alexander of Bulgaria (1857–1893), first prince ofmodern Bulgaria Alexander I Obrenović of Serbia (1876–1903), king of SerbiaAlexander, Prince of Lippe (1831–1905), prince of LippeAlexander I of Yugoslavia (1888–1934), first king of YugoslaviaAlexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia (born 1945), head of the Yugoslav Royal FamilyZog I , also known as Skenderbeg III (1895–1961), king of AlbaniansAlexander of Greece (1893–1920), king of GreeceLeka, Crown Prince of Albania (1939–2011), king of Albanians (throne pretender)Willem-Alexander, King of the Netherlands (born 1967), eldest child ofQueen Beatrix andPrince Claus Alexander (artists) , the name of a number of artists of ancient Greece and RomeAlexander of Lyncestis (died 330 BC), contemporary of Alexander the GreatAlexander (son of Polyperchon) (died 314 BC), regent of MacedoniaAlexander (Antigonid general) , 3rd-century BC cavalry commander under Antigonus III DosonAlexander of Athens , 3rd-century BC Athenian comic poetAlexander Aetolus (fl. 280 BC ), poet and member of the Alexandrian Pleiad Alexander (son of Lysimachus) (fl. 284–281 BC ), Macedonian royal Alexander (grandson of Seleucus I Nicator) (fl. 270–240 BC ), Greek Anatolian nobleman Alexander (Aetolian general) , briefly conquered Aegira in 220 BCAlexander of Acarnania (died 191 BC), confidant ofAntiochus III the Great Alexander Isius (fl. 198–189 BC ), Aetolian military commander Alexander Lychnus , early 1st-century BC poet and historianAlexander Philalethes , 1st century BC physicianAlexander Polyhistor , Greek scholar of the 1st century BCAlexander of Myndus , ancient Greek writer on zoology and divinationAlexander of Aegae , peripatetic philosopher of the 1st century ADAlexander of Cotiaeum , 2nd-century Greek grammarian and tutor of Marcus AureliusAlexander Numenius , 2nd-century Greek rhetoricianAlexander Peloplaton , 2nd-century Greek rhetoricianAlexander of Abonoteichus (c. 105–170 ), Greek religious leader and imposter Alexander of Aphrodisias (fl. 200 ), Greek commentator and philosopher Alexander of Lycopolis , 4th-century author of an early Christian treatise against ManicheansAlexander , a member of the Jerusalem Temple Sanhedrin mentioned in Acts 4:6People with the given name [ edit ] People with the given name Alexander or variants include:
Technoblade (1999–2022), American YouTuber, real name Alexander, surname not made publicAlexander (1927–2023), British sculptor and conceptual artistAlexander Aigner (1909–1988), Austrian mathematicianAleksandr Akimov (1953–1986), Russian nuclear engineer who died in ChernobylAlexander Albon (born 1996), Thai-British racing driverAlexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov (1883–1946), Russian composerAleksander Allila (1890–?), Finnish politicianAlexander Argov (1914–1995), Russian-born Israeli composerAlexander Armah (born 1994), American football playerAlexander Armstrong (born 1970), British comedian and singerAleksandr Averbukh (born 1974), Israeli pole vaulterAlex Baldock (born 1970), British businessmanAlec Baldwin (born Alexander Rae Baldwin III, 1958), American actorAleksander Barkov (born 1995), Finnish ice hockey playerAlexander G. Bassuk , American pediatric neurologistAlexander Graham Bell (1847–1922), Scottish inventor of the first practical telephoneAlexander Björk (born 1990), Swedish golferAlexander Borodin (1833–1887), Russian composerAlexander Calder (1898–1976), American sculptor best known for making mobilesAlexander Milne Calder (1846-1923), American sculptorAlexander Stirling Calder (1870-1945), American sculptorAleksandr Davidovich (disambiguation) , several peopleAlexander Davidson (disambiguation) , several peopleAlexander Day (disambiguation) , several peopleAlexander Nicholas de Abrew Abeysinghe (1894–1963), Sri Lankan Sinhala politicianAlex DeBrincat (born 1997), American ice hockey playerAlexander Davidovich Dilman (born 1976), Russian organic chemistAleksandar Djordjevic (born 1967), Serbian basketball playerAlexander Dubček (1921–1992), leader of Czechoslovakia (1968–1969)Alex Ebert (born 1978), American singer-songwriterAlexander Lee (born 1988), also known as Alexander or Xander, South Korean singer, member of U-KISSAlexander Exarch (1810–1891), Bulgarian revivalist, publicist and journalist, participant in the struggle for an independent Bulgarian ExarchateAlex Ferguson (born 1941), Scottish football player and managerAlexander Fleming (1881–1955), Scottish discoverer of penicillinAlexander Zusia Friedman (1897–1943), Polish rabbi, educator, activist, and journalistAleksander Gabelic (born 1965), Swedish politicianAlex Galchenyuk (born 1994), American ice hockey playerAlexander Gardner (disambiguation) , multiple peopleAlexander Glazunov (1865–1936), Russian composerAlexander Goldberg (born 1974), British rabbi, barrister, and human rights activistAlexander Goldberg (chemical engineer) , Israeli chemical engineer and President of theTechnion – Israel Institute of Technology Alexander Goldscheider (born 1950), Czech/British composer, producer and writerAlexander Gomelsky (1928–2005), Russian head coach of USSR basketball national team for 30 yearsAlexander Gordon (disambiguation) , several peopleAleksandr Gordon (1931–2020), Russian-Soviet director, screenwriter and actorAleksandr Gorelik (1945–2012), Soviet figure skaterAlexander Gould (born 1994), American actorAlexander Grothendieck (1928–2014), German-born French mathematicianAlexander Gustafsson (born 1987), Swedish mixed martial arts fighterAlexander Haig (1924–2010), American general and politicianAlexander Hamilton (1755–1804), firstUnited States Secretary of the Treasury and one of thefounding fathers of the United States Alexander Hamilton Jr. (1786–1875), American attorney and son of Alexander HamiltonAlexander Hamilton Jr. (1816–1889), son ofJames Alexander Hamilton and grandson of Alexander HamiltonAlexander Haugg (born 1968), German actorAlexander Held (born 1958), German actorAlexander Henn , German anthropologistAlexander Henry (1823–1883), mayor of PhiladelphiaAlex Higgins (1949–2010), Northern Irish snooker playerAlexander Hofmann (born 1992), German politicianAlexander Hollins (born 1996), American football playerAlexander Holtz (born 2002), Swedish ice hockey playerAlex Horne (born 1978), British comedianAlexander von Humboldt (1769–1859), Prussian naturalist and explorerAlexander Ilečko (1937–2023), Slovak sculptorAlexander Isak (born 1999), Swedish Football PlayerAlexander Isakov (1730–1794), Russian major generalAlex Israel (born 1982), American artistAlex Israel , founder ofMetropolis Technologies Alex Jones (born 1974), American radio show host and conspiracy theoristAleksandr Kamshalov (1932–2019), Soviet politicianAlex Kapranos (born 1972), Scottish musician, author, songwriter and producer, front-man ofFranz Ferdinand Aleksandar Katai (born 1991), Serbian footballerAlexander Kerensky (1881–1970) leader ofRussian Provisional Government Alexander Kerfoot (born 1994), Canadian ice hockey playerAleksandr Khrupin (born 1994), Russian para-athleteAlex Killorn (born 1989), Canadian ice hockey playerAlexander Klaws (born 1983), German singer and songwriterAlexander Klingspor (born 1977), Swedish painter and sculptorAlexander Kluge (born 1932), German author, philosopher, academic and film directorAleksandr Kogan (born 1985/86), Moldovan-born American psychologist and data scientistAlexander Kops (born 1984), Dutch politicianAlexander Korda (1893–1956), Hungarian film directorAlexander Kucheryavenko (born 1987), Russian ice hockey playerAleksander Kwaśniewski (born 1954), formerPresident of Poland Aleksander Lesser (1814–1884), Polish painter, illustrator, and art criticAlexander Levinsky (1910–1990), Canadian ice hockey playerAlexander Ivanovich Levitov (1835–1877), Russian writerAlexander Lévy (born 1990), French golferAlexander Ludwig (born 1992), Canadian actorAlexander "Sandy" Lyle (born 1958), Scottish golferAlexander Lukashenko (born 1954),President of Belarus Alex Manninger (born 1977), Austrian footballerAlexander "Ali" Marpet (born 1993), American football playerAleksandr Marshal (born 1957), Russian singer, songwriter, and musicianAlexander Mattison (born 1998), American football playerAlexander McCall Smith (born 1948), Scottish writerAlexander McClure (1828–1909), American politician, editor and writerAlexander Lyell McEwin (1897–1988), known asLyell McEwin , Australian politician, Minister for Health Alexander McQueen (1969–2010), British fashion designer and couturierAlexander Michel Melki (born 1992), Swedish-Lebanese footballerAlexander Mirsky (born 1964), Latvian politicianAlexander Mitta (1933–2025), Soviet and Russian film director, screenwriter and actorAlexander Mohrenberg (born 1995), German politicianAlexander Francis Molamure (1888–1951), 1st Speaker of the State Council of Ceylon and 1st Speaker of the Parliament of Sri LankaAleksandr Nikolayev (disambiguation) , several peopleAlexander Nikolov (boxer) (born 1940), Bulgarian boxerAlex Norén (born 1982), Swedish golferAlexander Nylander (born 1998), Swedish ice hockey playerAlexander O'Neal (born 1953), American singerAlexander Ovechkin (born 1985), Russian hockey playerAlexander Patch (1889–1945), American general duringWorld War II Aleksandr Panayotov (born 1984), Russian-Ukrainian singer and songwriterAlexander Pechtold (born 1965), Dutch politicianAlexander Penn (1906–1972), Israeli poetAlexander Perera Jayasuriya (1901–1980), Sri Lankan Sinhala MP and Cabinet MinisterAlexander Pichushkin (born 1974), prolific Russian serial killerAlex Pietrangelo (born 1990), Canadian ice hockey playerAlexander Piorkowski (1904–1948), German Nazi SS concentration camp commandant executed for war crimesAlexander Ponomarenko (born 1964), Russian billionaire businessmanAlexander Pope (1688–1744), English poetAlexander Popov (disambiguation) , several peopleAlexander Ptushko (1900–1973), Russian film directorAlexander Pushkin (1799–1837), Russian writerAleksandar Radišić (born 1984), Serbian para-athleteAlexander Radulov (born 1986), Russian ice hockey playerAlexander Raevsky (aviator) (1887–1937), Russian aviatorAlexander Ragoza (1858–1919), Russian general in World War IAlexander Edmund de Silva Wijegooneratne Samaraweera Rajapakse (1866–1937), Sri Lankan Sinhala politicianAlexander Rendell (born 1990), Thai actor and singerAlex Rodriguez (born 1975), Major League Baseball star, won 3 AL MVP awards, also known as A-RodAlexander Rou (1906–1973), Russian film directorAlexander Rowe (born 1992), Australian athleteAlexander Rudolph ("Al McCoy"; 1894–1966), American boxerAlexander Russell (born 2002), Welsh cricketerAlexander Rybak (born 1986), Belarusian-born Norwegian artist and violinistAlexander Salkind (1921–1997), French film producerAlex Salmond (1954–2024), Scottish politician, first minister of Scotland (2007–2014)Aleksandar Šćepanović (born 1982), Croatian basketballerAlexander Scholz (born 1992), Danish footballerAlexander Scriabin (1872–1915), Russian composer and pianistAlexander Selkirk (1676–1721), Scottish privateer and Royal Navy officerAlexander Semin (born 1984), Russian hockey playerAleksander Serov (born 1951), Russian singerAlexander Serov (1820–1871), Russian composerAlexander Shatilov (born 1987), Uzbek-Israeli artistic gymnastAlexander Theodore "Sasha" Shulgin (1925–2014), American chemist, psychopharmacologist, and authorAlexander Sieghart (born 1994), Thai footballerAlexander Skarsgård (born 1976), Swedish actorAlexander Solonik (1960–1997), Russian murder victimAleksandr Solzhenitsyn (1918–2008), Russian writer, Nobel laureate, Soviet dissidentAlexander Stafford , British politicianAlexander Stavenitz (1901–1960), Russian Empire-born American visual artist and educatorAlexander Steen (born 1984), Swedish ice hockey playerAlex Stitt (1939–2016), Australian graphic designer and animatorAlexander Stubb (born 1968), Finnish politician, president of Finland 2024–2030Alexander Suvorov (1730–1800), Russian military leader, considered a national hero, Count of Rymnik, Count of the Holy Roman Empire, Prince of Italy, and the last Generalissimo of the Russian EmpireAlexander Thorburn (1836–1894), Canadian politicianAlexander Tikhonov (born 1947), Russian biathleteAlex Turner (born 1986), British musician, songwriter and producer, front-man ofArctic Monkeys andThe Last Shadow Puppets Alexander Vainberg (born 1961), Russian politicianLex van Dam (born 1968), Dutch trader and TV personalityAlexander Van der Bellen (born 1944),President of Austria Alexander Varchenko (born 1949), Russian mathematicianAleksander Veingold (born 1953), Estonian and Soviet chess player and coachAlexander Verkhovskiy (born 1956), Russian entrepreneurAleksandr Verkhovsky (1886–1938), Russian military and political figureAlexander Vika (1933–2025), Slovak sculptorAleksandr Vlasov (disambiguation) , several peopleAlexander Volkanovski (born 1988), UFC FighterAlexander Voltz (born 1999), Australian composerAleksandar Vučić (born 1970),President of Serbia Alexander Wennberg (born 1994), Swedish ice hockey playerAlexander Wijemanne , Sri Lankan Sinhala lawyer and politicianAlexander Wilson (disambiguation) , several peopleAlex Zanardi (born 1966), Italian racing driver and paracyclistAleksandar Zečević (born 1996), Serbian basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier LeagueAlexander Zhurbin (born 1945), Russian composerAlexander Ziegler (German writer) (1822–1887), German writer and economistAlexander Ziegler (Swiss writer) (1944–1987), Swiss author and actorAlexander Zverev (born 1997), German tennis playerOleksandr Andriyevskyi (born 1994), Ukrainian footballerOleksandr Berestianyi (1954–2025), Ukrainian poetOleksandr Usyk (born 1987), Ukrainian professional boxerOleksandr Zubov (born 1983), Ukrainian chess player and GrandmasterAfrikaans : AlexanderAlbanian : AleksandërAmharic : እስክንድር (Isikinidiri, Eskender)Arabic :اسكندر Iskandar )Armenian : Ալեքսանդր (Aleksandr)Asturian : Alexandru, XandruAzerbaijani : İsgəndər/Исҝәндәр/ایسگندرBasque : AlesanderBelarusian : Аляксандр (Aliaksandr), Алесь (Ales)Bengali : আলেকজান্ডার (Alēkjānḍār ), সিকান্দার (Sikāndār ), ইস্কান্দার (Iskāndār )Bulgarian : Александър (Aleksandŭr), Сашко (Sashko)Catalan : Alexandre/AleixandreChinese :Czech : Alexandr, AlexanderDanish : Aleksander, AlexanderDutch : AlexanderEsperanto : AleksandroEstonian : AleksanderEnglish : AlexanderFinnish : AleksanteriFrench : AlexandreGalician : AlexandreGeorgian : ალექსანდრე (Aleksandre)German : AlexanderGreek Hawaiian : AlekanekeloHebrew : אלכסנדר (Aleksander)Hindi : सिकंदर (Sikandar)Hungarian : Sándor, Alexander, ElekIcelandic : AlexanderIndonesian : Iskandar, AlexanderIrish : AlastarItalian : AlessandroJapanese : アレキサンダー (Arekisandā)Korean : 알렉산더 (Alleksandeo)Kazakh : Искандер (Iskander)Kyrgyz : Искендер (Iskender)Latin : AlexanderLatvian : AleksandrsLithuanian : AleksandrasMacedonian : Александар (Aleksandar), Сашко (Sashko, Saško)Malay : IskandarMalayalam Mongolian : Александр (Alyeksandr)Norwegian : Aleksander, AlexanderPashto : سکندر (Sikandar)Persian :الکساندر اسکندر Polish : AleksanderPortuguese : Alexandre, Alexandro, Alessandro, LeandroPunjabi : SikandarRomanian : Alexandru, Alex, SanduRussian : Александр (Aleksandr), Саша (Sasha)Rusyn : Александер (Aleksander)Sanskrit : अलक्षेन्द्र (Alakṣendra)Scottish Gaelic : AlasdairScots : Alastair, Alistair, Alister, SandySerbo-Croatian : Александар / AleksandarSlovak : AlexanderSlovene : AleksanderSpanish : AlejandroSwedish : AlexanderSyriac : ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪ (Alexander)Tagalog : AlejandroThai :อเล็กซานเดอร์ Turkish : İskenderUkrainian : Олександр (Oleksandr, sometimes anglicized Olexander), Сашко (Sashko), Олесь (Oles), Олелько (Olelko)Urdu : سکندر (Sikandar)Valencian : Alecsandro, Aleksandro, Aleixandre, AlexandreVietnamese : Alexander, A Lịch SanWelsh : AlexanderYiddish : אלעקסאנדער (Aleksander), סענדער (Sender )Variants and diminutives [ edit ] ^ Hellenisms : culture, identity, and ethnicity from antiquity to modernity . Zacharia, Katerina, 1967–, Ζαχαρία, Κατερίνα, 1967–. Aldershot, England: Ashgate. 2008.ISBN 978-0-7546-6525-0 OCLC 192048201 .{{cite book }}: CS1 maint: others (link )^ Ἀλέξανδρος Liddell, Henry George ;Scott, Robert ;A Greek–English Lexicon Perseus Project .^ ἀλέξειν Liddell andScott .^ ἀνήρ Liddell andScott .^ ^ Ἀλέξανδρος , Georg Autenrieth,A Homeric Dictionary , on thePerseus Digital Library .^ Campbell, Mike."Meaning, origin and history of the name Alexander" .Behind the Name . Retrieved2019-06-10 . ^ "There Is Power In The Name Alexander - There Is Power In The Name Alexander Poem by alexander opicho" .Poem Hunter . 2013-11-12. Retrieved2022-02-24 .
Slavic toponyms derived from or related to the name
Alexander
Name list
This page or section lists people that share the same
given name .
If aninternal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article. 
_-_sec._III_a.C._-_da_Magnesia_-_Foto_G._Dall%2527Orto_28-5-2006_b-n.jpg)
