Alexander

Meanings

Proper Noun

  • A male given name from Ancient Greek, most famously held by Alexander the Great.
  • , anglicized from Scottish Gaelic [[mac.
  • place US (country).
  • community Manitoba (province) Canada (country) ; named for early settler Alexander Speers.

Noun

Origin

  • Borrowed from Latin Alexander, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος, from ἀλέξω + ἀνδρ-, the stem of ἀνήρ. Alejandro.

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