Alexander
E5923
Alexander is a common male given name of Greek origin, meaning "defender of men."
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alexander canonical | 565 |
| Alexandros | 3 |
| اسکندر | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek given name
ⓘ
given name ⓘ male given name ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Alexander the Great
ⓘ
Christian tradition ⓘ |
| category |
Biblical-influenced given names
ⓘ
English masculine given names ⓘ Greek masculine given names ⓘ |
| componentMeaning |
alexein means to defend
ⓘ
andros means man ⓘ |
| derivedFrom |
Alexander
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Alexandros
|
| etymologicalComponent |
alexein
ⓘ
andros ⓘ |
| frequency | common in many English-speaking countries ⓘ |
| gender | masculine ⓘ |
| hasFeminineForm |
Alexandra of Denmark
ⓘ
surface form:
Alexandra
Alexandria ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Greek ⓘ |
| meaning |
defender of men
ⓘ
protector of men ⓘ |
| nameDay | varies by country ⓘ |
| popularity | widely used internationally ⓘ |
| script |
Greek alphabet
ⓘ
Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| shortForm |
Alex
ⓘ
Lex ⓘ Sandy ⓘ Sasha ⓘ Xander ⓘ |
| usageRegion |
Australia
ⓘ
Europe ⓘ Latin America ⓘ Middle East ⓘ North America ⓘ Russia ⓘ |
| usedAs |
first name
ⓘ
middle name ⓘ |
| variant |
Alejandro
ⓘ
Aleksander ⓘ Aleksander ⓘ
surface form:
Aleksandr
Alessandro ⓘ Alexandre ⓘ Alexander self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Alexandros
Eskandar ⓘ Alexander the Great ⓘ
surface form:
Iskandar
Oleksandr ⓘ |
Referenced by (569)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Alexandros
subject surface form:
Grover Cleveland Alexander
this entity surface form:
Alexandros
subject surface form:
José Alexander Cora