Alexander

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Alexander (Template:Langx) is a masculine name of Greek origin. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history.[1]

Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Aleksander, Oleksandr, Oleksander, Aleksandr, and Alekzandr. Related names and diminutives include Iskandar, Alec, Alek, Alex, Alexsander, Alexandre, Aleks, Aleksa, Aleksandre, Alejandro, Alessandro, Alasdair, Sasha, Sandy, Sandro, Sikandar, Skander, Sander and Xander; feminine forms include Alexandra, Alexandria, and Sasha.

Etymology

The name Alexander originates from the Template:Langx (Script error: No such module "Lang".; 'defending men'[2] or 'protector of men'). It is a compound of the verb Script error: No such module "Lang". (Script error: No such module "Lang".; 'to ward off, avert, defend')[3] and the noun Script error: No such module "Lang". (Script error: No such module "Lang"., genitive: Script error: No such module "Lang"., Script error: No such module "Lang".; meaning 'man').[4]

The earliest attested form of the name, is the Mycenaean Greek feminine anthroponym Script error: No such module "Lang"., Script error: No such module "Lang"., (/Alexandra/), written in the Linear B syllabic script.[5] Alaksandu, alternatively called Alakasandu or Alaksandus, was a king of Wilusa who sealed a treaty with the Hittite king Muwatalli II c. 1280 BC; this is generally assumed to have been a Greek called Alexandros.[citation needed]

The name was one of the epithets given to the Greek goddess Hera and as such is usually taken to mean "one who comes to save warriors". In the Iliad, the character Paris is also known as Alexander.[6] The name's popularity was spread throughout the Greek world by the military conquests of Alexander the Great. Most later Alexanders in various countries were directly or indirectly named after him.[7][8]

Rulers of antiquity

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Modern rulers

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Other people

Antiquity

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Middle Ages

Modern

  • Alexander Pilis (1954-) international artist specialized in the theoretical architecture parallax

People with the given name

People with the given name Alexander or variants include:

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Variants and diminutives

See also

References

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.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)
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  6. ^ Ἀλέξανδρος, Georg Autenrieth, A Homeric Dictionary, on the Perseus Digital Library.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Campbell, Mike. "Meaning, origin and history of the name Alexander". Behind the Name. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."There Is Power In The Name Alexander - There Is Power In The Name Alexander Poem by alexander opicho". Poem Hunter. 2013-11-12. Retrieved 2022-02-24.

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