Alexandros

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Alexandros is a Greek given name, most famously borne by Alexander the Great, and is the Hellenic form of the name Alejandro/Alexander.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Greek masculine given name
given name
associatedWithHistoricalFigure Alexander the Great
cognateWith Alejandro
Alessandro
Alexander
Alexandre
etymologyComponent ἀλέξω (alexo, “to defend, to help”)
ἀνήρ (aner, genitive ἀνδρός, andros, “man”)
gender masculine
hasAlternativeTransliteration Alexandros self-link
Alexandros self-linksurface differs
surface form: Alexandros (with tonos on é in Greek: Aléxandros)
hasFeminineForm Alexandra
hasGreekAlphabetForm Alexandros self-linksurface differs
surface form: Αλέξανδρος
hasLatinAlphabetForm Alexandros self-link
hasShortForm Alekos
Alex
Sandro
hasVariant Alejandro
Alessandro
Alexander
Alexandre
Eskandar
surface form: Iskandar
isHellenicFormOf Alejandro
Alexander
languageOfOrigin Greek
meaning defender of men
protector of men
nameDayObservedIn Greek Orthodox tradition
nameType first name
notableBearer Alexander the Great
notableBearerDescription Alexander the Great
surface form: Alexander the Great was king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon
originatesFromCulture Hellenic culture
semanticField masculinity
protection
warrior
usageRegion Cyprus
Greece
Greek diaspora communities
usedSinceHistoricalPeriod Classical antiquity
writingSystem Greek alphabet

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Alejandro hasVariant Alexandros
Alexandre hasEtymologicalRoot Alexandros
Aleksander derivedFrom Alexandros
Papagos givenName Alexandros
subject surface form: Alexandros Papagos
Alexandrina etymologicalRoot Alexandros
Alexandra derivedFrom Alexandros
Alexandra relatedName Alexandros
Alexandre (Portuguese) derivedFrom Alexandros
subject surface form: Alexandre
Alexandros (Greek) hasModernGreekForm Alexandros
subject surface form: Alexandros
this entity surface form: Alexandros (Αλέξανδρος)
Alexandros (Greek) birthName Alexandros
subject surface form: Alexander the Great
Alexandros (Greek) hasVariantSpelling Alexandros
subject surface form: Alexandros
this entity surface form: Aléxandros
Alexandros (Greek) hasTransliteration Alexandros
subject surface form: Alexandros
Alexandros hasLatinAlphabetForm Alexandros self-link
Alexandros hasGreekAlphabetForm Alexandros self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Αλέξανδρος
Alexandros hasAlternativeTransliteration Alexandros self-link
Alexandros hasAlternativeTransliteration Alexandros self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Alexandros (with tonos on é in Greek: Aléxandros)
Alejandra etymologicalOrigin Alexandros
Aleksandar etymologicallyUltimatelyFrom Alexandros
this entity surface form: Ancient Greek name Alexandros
Sándor derivedFrom Alexandros
Sondra etymologicalRoot Alexandros
Alexandros Tombazis givenName Alexandros