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|name = Alexander
|image = Istanbul - Museo archeol. - Alessandro Magno (firmata Menas) - sec. III a.C. - da Magnesia - Foto G. Dall'Orto 28-5-2006 b-n.jpg
| image=BattleofIssus333BC-mosaic-detail1.jpg
|caption = Statue of [[Alexander the Great]], whose fame popularized the name's use throughout Europe and Asia
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|pronunciation = {{IPAc-en|ˌ|æ|l|ɪ|g|ˈ|z|æ|n|d|ər}} {{respell|AL|ig|ZAN|dər}}<br>{{IPA|grc|aléksandros|lang|link=yes}}<br>{{IPA|el|aˈleksanðros|label=[[Modern Greek]]:}}<br>{{IPA|cs|ˈalɛksandr|lang}}<br>{{IPA|de|alɛkˈsandɐ|lang}}<br>{{IPA|pl|alɛkˈsandɛr|lang}}<br>{{IPA|ru|ɐlʲɪkˈsandr|lang}}<br>{{IPA|sh|aleksǎːndar, alěksaːn-|lang}}<br>{{IPA|sv|alɛkˈsǎnːdɛr|lang}}
| caption=[[Alexander the Great]]
|gender = Male
| pronunciation=
|name day = August 30
| gender = Male
|origin = Via [[Latin]] ''Alexander'', originally from the [[Greek language|Greek]] {{lang|grc|Ἀλέξανδρος}} (''Aléxandros''), from {{lang|grc|αλέξειν}} ''aléxein'' meaning "to ward off, keep off, turn away, defend, protect" and {{lang|grc|ἀνδρός}} ''andrós'', genitive of {{lang|grc|ἀνήρ}} ''anḗr'' meaning "man".
| meaning = Protector of man(mankind)
|meaning = "Defender, protector of man"
| region =
| nickname = [[Alex]], [[Alec]], [[Al (given name)|Al]], [[Xander]], Zander
| origin = [[Greek language|Greek]]
| related names =
|related names =
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| footnotes =
* [[Alex]]
* [[Alec]]
* [[Axel (name)|Axel]]
* [[Al (given name)|Al]]
* [[Alexandria (given name)|Alexandria]]
* [[Alexsander]]
* [[Alexandre (given name)|Alexandre]]
* [[Alexandru]]
* [[Aleksandre]]
* [[Alejandro]]
* [[Alessandro]]
* [[Alisdair]]
* [[Lex (given name)|Lex]]
* [[Iskandar (name)|Iskandar]]
* [[Sander (name)|Sander]]
* [[Sandra (given name)|Sandra]]
* [[Sandy (given name)|Sandy]]
* [[Sasha (name)|Sasha]]
* [[Sikandar (disambiguation)|Sikandar]]
* [[Xander]]
}}
}}
}}
{{Contains special characters}}
'''Alexander''' is a common male first name.


'''Alexander''' ({{langx|el|Ἀλέξανδρος}}) is a male [[given name|name]] of Greek origin. The most prominent bearer of the name is [[Alexander the Great]], the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of [[Macedonia (ancient kingdom)|Macedonia]] who created one of the largest empires in ancient history.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/192048201|title=Hellenisms : culture, identity, and ethnicity from antiquity to modernity|date=2008|publisher=Ashgate|others=Zacharia, Katerina, 1967–, Ζαχαρία, Κατερίνα, 1967–|isbn=978-0-7546-6525-0|location=Aldershot, England|oclc=192048201}}</ref>
==Origin==
[[Etymology|Etymologically]], the name is a compound of the Greek verb ἀλέξω (alexō) "to push back","to hold off" and the noun ἀνδρός (andros), genitive of ἀνήρ (anēr) "man". Thus it may be roughly translated as the man who was unbeatable<ref>http://el.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E1%BC%80%CE%BB%CE%AD%CE%BE%CF%89</ref>.


Variants listed here are '''Aleksandar''', '''Aleksander''', '''Oleksandr''', '''Oleksander''', '''Aleksandr''', and '''Alekzandr'''. Related names and diminutives include [[Iskandar (name)|Iskandar]], [[Alec]], [[Alek]], [[Alex]], [[Alexsander]], [[Alexandre (given name)|Alexandre]], [[Aleks (given name)|Aleks]], [[Aleksa (given name)|Aleksa]], [[Aleksandre]], [[Alejandro]], [[Alessandro]], [[Alasdair]], [[Sasha (name)|Sasha]], [[Sandy (given name)|Sandy]], [[Sandro]], [[Sikandar (disambiguation)|Sikandar]], [[Skander]], [[Sander (name)|Sander]] and [[Xander]]; feminine forms include [[Alexandra]], [[Alexandria (given name)|Alexandria]], and [[Sasha (name)|Sasha]].
The earliest attested record of the name is the [[Mycenaean Greek]] of the feminine [[Alexandra]], written in [[Linear B]].<ref>[http://www.geocities.com/kurogr/linearb.pdf Mycenaean (Linear B)&nbsp;– English Glossary]</ref><ref>''The Mycenaean World'', [[John Chadwick]], New York: Cambridge University Press, 1976, 1999</ref>


==Etymology==
The name was one of the titles ("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 (mythology)|Paris]] is known also as Alexander. The name's popularity was spread throughout the Greek world by the military conquests of King Alexander III , commonly known as "[[Alexander the Great]]". Most later Alexanders in various countries were directly or indirectly named for him.
The name ''Alexander'' originates from the {{Langx|grc|Ἀλέξανδρος}} ({{Lang|grc-Latn|Aléxandros}}; 'defending men'<ref>{{LSJ|a)le/candros|Ἀλέξανδρος|ref}}.</ref> or 'protector of men'). It is a compound of the verb {{lang|grc|ἀλέξειν}} ({{Lang|grc-Latn|aléxein}}; 'to ward off, avert, defend')<ref>{{LSJ|a)le/cw|ἀλέξειν|shortref}}.</ref> and the noun {{lang|grc|ἀνήρ}} ({{Lang|grc-Latn|anḗr}}, [[genetive|genitive]]: {{lang|grc|ἀνδρός}}, {{Lang|grc-Latn|andrós}}; meaning 'man').<ref>{{LSJ|a)nh/r|ἀνήρ|shortref}}.</ref>


The earliest [[Attested language|attested form]] of the name, is the [[Mycenaean Greek]] feminine [[anthroponym]] {{lang|gmy|𐀀𐀩𐀏𐀭𐀅𐀨}}, {{Lang|gmy-Latn|a-re-ka-sa-da-ra}}, (/[[Alexandra]]/), written in the [[Linear B]] syllabic script.<ref>Tablet [[Mycenae|MY]] V 659 (61). {{cite web|url=http://www.palaeolexicon.com/default.aspx?static=12&wid=217|title=The Linear B word a-re-ka-sa-da-ra|website=Palaeolexicon. Word study tool of ancient languages}} {{cite web|url=https://www2.hf.uio.no/damos/Index/item/chosen_item_id/5622|title=MY 659 V (61)|website=DĀMOS Database of Mycenaean at Oslo|publisher=[[University of Oslo]]}} {{cite web|last=Raymoure|first=K.A.|url=http://minoan.deaditerranean.com/resources/linear-b-sign-groups/a/a-re-ka-sa-da-ra-qe/|title=a-re-ka-sa-da-ra-qe| work=Deaditerranean. Minoan Linear A & Mycenaean Linear B}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=The Mycenaean World|first=John|last=Chadwick|author1-link=John Chadwick|place=New York|publisher=Cambridge University Press|orig-year=1976|year=1999}}</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080627021042/http://www.geocities.com/kurogr/linearb.pdf Mycenaean (Linear B)&nbsp;– English Glossary]</ref> [[Alaksandu]], alternatively called ''Alakasandu'' or ''Alaksandus'', was a king of [[Wilusa]] who sealed a treaty with the [[Hittites|Hittite]] king [[Muwatalli II]] ca. 1280 BC; this is generally assumed to have been a Greek called Alexandros.
In [[Russia]], the name was uncommon until the time of Tsar [[Alexander I of Russia|Alexander I]], due to whom it became one of the most common of Russian first names and gained a considerable number of Russian variations and abbreviations (see below).


The name was one of the [[epithet]]s 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 (mythology)|Paris]] is known also as Alexander.<ref>[https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0073%3Aentry%3D*%29ale%2Fcandros Ἀλέξανδρος],
Alexander was Never! an emperor because there never were a Greek Empire. He was just a really good general, or a dictator, but never an Emperor.
Georg Autenrieth, ''A Homeric Dictionary'', on Perseus Digital Library</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindthename.com/name/alexander|title=Meaning, origin and history of the name Alexander|last=Campbell|first=Mike|website=Behind the Name|access-date=2019-06-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2013-11-12|title=There Is Power In The Name Alexander - There Is Power In The Name Alexander Poem by alexander opicho|url=https://www.poemhunter.com/poem/there-is-power-in-the-name-alexander/|access-date=2022-02-24|website=Poem Hunter|language=en-us}}</ref>


==People known as Alexander==
==Variants and diminutives==
Alexander has been the name of many rulers, including kings of [[Macedon]], of [[List of Scottish monarchs|Scotland]], emperors of [[Russian Empire|Russia]] and [[List of popes|popes]].


===Rulers of antiquity===
*[[Albanian language|Albanian]]&nbsp;– Aleksandër, Aleks, Leka, Sandri, Skënder
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*[[Amharic language|Amharic]]&nbsp;– Eskender
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*[[Arabic language|Arabic]]&nbsp;– الاسكندر / اسكندر (Iskandar), Skandar, Skender
* Alexander (''Alexandros of Ilion''), more often known as [[Paris of Troy]]
*[[Armenian language|Armenian]]&nbsp;- Ալեքսանդր (Aleksandr/Alexandr), Ալեքսան (Aleksan/Alexan), Ալեք (Aleq), Ալիկ (Alik)
* Alexander of Corinth, 10th king of [[Ancient Corinth|Corinth]] (816–791&nbsp;BC)
*[[Azerbaijanian language|Azerbaijanian]]&nbsp;– İsgəndər (Isgandar)
* [[Alexander I of Macedon]]
*[[Belarusian language|Belarusian]]&nbsp;– Аляксандp (Aliaksandr), Алeсь (Aleś)
* [[Alexander II of Macedon]]
*[[Bulgarian language|Bulgarian]] - Александър (Aleksandar), Сашо (Sasho), Aлекс (Aleks)
* [[Alexander the Great]]
*[[Bangla language|Bangla]] - [[Sikandar]] Alakshendra, Iskandar, Skandar, Alekzandar
* [[Alexander IV of Macedon]]
*[[Catalan language|Catalan]]&nbsp;– Alexandre, Àlex, Xandre
* [[Alexander V of Macedon]]
*[[Corsican language|Corsican]] - Lisandru
* [[Alexander of Pherae]] despot of Pherae between 369 and 358&nbsp;BC
*[[Croatian language|Croatian]] - Aleksandar, Saša
* [[Alexander I of Epirus]] king of Epirus about 342&nbsp;BC
*[[Czech language|Czech]] - Alexandr
* [[Alexander II of Epirus]] king of Epirus 272&nbsp;BC
*[[Danish language|Danish]] - Alexander, Alex, Alexandra (feminine)
* [[Alexander of Corinth]], viceroy of [[Antigonus Gonatas]] and ruler of a rump state based on Corinth c. 250&nbsp;BC
*[[Dutch language|Dutch]] - Alexander, Sander, Xander
* [[Alexander (satrap)]] (died 220 BC), satrap of Persis under Seleucid king Antiochus III
*[[Ethiopian language|Ethiopian]] - Eskender
* [[Alexander Balas]], ruler of the Seleucid kingdom of Syria between 150 and 146&nbsp;BC
*[[English language|English]]&nbsp;– Alexander, Alec, Alex, Alan, Ali, Al, Lex, Sandy, Andy, Alexis, Alexa (feminine), Alexandria (feminine), Alexandra (feminine), Sandra (feminine), Sasha, Lexxi, Zander, Xander, Sashi, Eck,
* [[Alexander Zabinas]], ruler of part of the Seleucid kingdom of Syria based in Antioch between 128 and 123&nbsp;BC
*[[Esperanto language|Esperanto]]&nbsp;– Aleksandro, Aleksaĉjo, Aleĉjo, Aĉjo, Alekso, Aleksandra (feminine), Aleksino (feminine), Aleksanjo (feminine), Anjo (feminine)
* [[Alexander Jannaeus]] king of Judea, 103–76&nbsp;BC
*[[French language|French]] - Alexandre, Alexis, Alex
* [[Alexander of Judaea]], son of Aristobulus II, king of Judaea
*[[Finnish language|Finnish]] - Aleksanteri, Santeri, Santtu
* [[Alexander Severus]] (208–235), [[Roman emperor]]
*[[Galician language|Galician]]&nbsp;– Alexandre, Álex
* [[Julius Alexander]], lived in the 2nd century, an [[Royal family of Emesa|Emesene nobleman]]
*[[Georgian language|Georgian/ქართულად]]&nbsp;– ალექსანდრე (Aleksandre), ალეკო (Aleko), ლექსო (Lekso), სანდრო (Sandro)
* [[Domitius Alexander]], Roman usurper who declared himself emperor in 308
*[[Greek language|Greek]] - Αλέξανδρος
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*[[Hebrew]]&nbsp;– אלכסנדר (Alexander), אלכס (Alex)
*[[Hindi]]&nbsp;– [[Hindustani language|Hindustani]]&nbsp;– [[Sikandar]] Alakshendra अलक्षेन्द्र
*[[Hungarian language|Hungarian]]&nbsp;– Sándor
*[[Irish language|Irish (Gaeilge)]]&nbsp;– Alasandar
*[[Italian language|Italian]]&nbsp;– Alessandro, Ale, Sandro, Alessio
*[[Japanese Language|Japanese]] - Arrekusu
*[[Kurdish language|Kurdish]] - Askander, Eskander
*[[Kyrgyz language|Kyrgyz]]&nbsp;– Искендер (İskender)
*[[Latvian language|Latvian]]&nbsp;– Aleksandrs (Aleksandrs)
*[[Malay language|Malay]]&nbsp;– Iskandar
*[[Malayalam]]&nbsp;– ചാണ്ടി (Chandy)
*[[Maltese language|Maltese]]&nbsp;– Lixandru
*[[Norwegian language|Norwegian]]&nbsp;– Aleksander
*[[Persian language|Persian]]&nbsp;– اسكندر (Eskandar) or اسکندر گجسته (Eskandare Gojaste)
*[[Polish language|Polish]] - Aleksander, Alek, Olek, Aleks
*[[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]&nbsp;– Alexandre, Alexandra (feminine), Alexandro (rare), Alex, Sandro, Sandra (feminine), Sandrina (feminine), Alessandro, Alessandra (feminine)
*[[Romanian language|Romanian]]&nbsp;— Alexandru, Alexandra (feminine), Alex, Sandu, Sanda (feminine), Sandra (feminine), Alecu, Aleca (feminine), Sasa (feminine)
*[[Russian language|Russian]]&nbsp;— Александр (Aleksandr), Саша (Sasha), Шура (Shura), Саня (Sanya), Шурик (Shurik), Сашок (Sashok), Алик (Alik)
*[[Sanskrit language]]&nbsp;– Alekchendra
*[[Scottish Gaelic language|Scots Gaelic]]&nbsp;– [[Alasdair]], [[Alastair]], [[Alistair]], [[Alisdair]]
*[[Serbian language|Serbian]] - Александар (Aleksandar), Алекса (Aleksa), Алекс (Aleks), Саша (Saša), Сале (Sale), Аца (Aca)
*[[Slovenian language|Slovenian]] - Aleksander, Aleks, Sandi, Sašo
*[[Spanish language|Spanish]] - Alejandro, Alejo, Alex, Jandro, Jano
*[[Swedish language|Swedish]] - Alexander, Alex, Alexandra (feminine)
*[[Tamil language|Tamil]]&nbsp;– Aleksandar
*[[Turkish language|Turkish]]&nbsp;– İskender
*[[Ukrainian language|Ukrainian]]&nbsp;— Олександр (Olexandr, Oleksandr), Сашко (Sashko), Олесь (Oles')
*[[Urdu]]&nbsp;– [[Hindustani language|Hindustani]]&nbsp;– [[Sikandar]]
*[[Urdu]]&nbsp;– [[Pakistan]]i&nbsp;– [[Sikander]] ("Sikander-e-Azam" is "Alexander the Great")
*[[Uzbek language|Uzbek]]&nbsp;– Iskandar
*[[Yiddish]]&nbsp;– סענדער&nbsp;– Sender, Senderl


==Alexander as a given name==
===Rulers of the Middle Ages===
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* [[Alexander, Byzantine Emperor]] (912–913)
===Monarchs===
* [[Alexander I of Scotland]] (c. 1078–1124)
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* [[Alexander II of Scotland]] (1198–1249)
*[[Alexandru Movila|Alexandru Movilă]], voivode of Moldavia (1615–1616)
* [[Alexander Nevsky]] (1220–1263), Prince of Novgorod and Grand Prince of Vladimir
*[[Alexandru Coconul]], voivode of Moldavia (1629–1630)
* [[Alexander III of Scotland]] (1241–1286)
*[[Sikandar Adil Shah]], Sultan of Bijapur (1672–1686 AD)
* [[Nicholas Alexander of Wallachia]], [[List of rulers of Wallachia|Voivode]] of [[Wallachia]] (died 1364)
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* [[Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria]], [[tsar]] of [[Second Bulgarian Empire|Bulgaria]] (beginnings of the 14th century – 1371)
* [[Aleksandr Mikhailovich of Tver]], [[Prince of Tver]] as Alexander I and Grand Prince of [[Vladimir-Suzdal]] as Alexander II (1301–1339)
* Aleksander (1338–before 1386), Prince of [[Podolia]] (son of [[Narymunt]])
* [[Alexander II of Imereti|Alexander II of Georgia]] (1483–1510)
* [[Eskender]], [[Emperor]] of [[Ethiopian Empire|Ethiopia]] (1472–1494)
* [[Alexander Jagiellon]] (Alexander of Poland), King of [[Crown of the Kingdom of Poland|Poland]] (1461–1506)
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===Modern rulers===
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* [[Alexander I of Russia]] (1777–1825), emperor of Russia
* [[Alexander II of Russia]] (1818–1881), emperor of Russia
* [[Alexander III of Russia]] (1845–1894), emperor of Russia
* [[Alexander Karađorđević, Prince of Serbia]] (1842–1858)
* [[Alexander of Bulgaria]] (1857–1893), first prince of [[Principality of Bulgaria|modern Bulgaria]]
* [[Alexander I of Serbia|Alexander I Obrenović of Serbia]] (1876–1903), king of Serbia
* [[Alexander, Prince of Lippe]] (1831–1905), prince of Lippe
* [[Alexander I of Yugoslavia]] (1888–1934), first king of Yugoslavia
* [[Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia]] (born 1945), head of the Yugoslav Royal Family
* [[Zog I]], also known as Skenderbeg III (1895–1961), king of Albanians
* [[Alexander of Greece]] (1893–1920), king of Greece
* [[Leka, Crown Prince of Albania (born 1939)|Leka, Crown Prince of Albania]] (1939–2011), king of Albanians (throne pretender)
* [[Willem-Alexander, King of the Netherlands]] (born 1967), eldest child of [[Beatrix of the Netherlands|Queen Beatrix]] and [[Prince Claus of the Netherlands|Prince Claus]]
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====Other royalty====
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* [[Alexander, son of Herod|Alexander]], Judean Prince, one of the sons of [[Herod the Great]] from his wife [[Mariamne (second wife of Herod)|Mariamne]]
* [[Alexander Helios]], Ptolemaic prince, one of the sons of [[Cleopatra]] and [[Mark Antony|Mark Anthony]]
* [[Alexander (grandson of Herod the Great)|Alexander]], Judean Prince, son to the above Alexander and Cappadocian princess [[Glaphyra]]
* [[Alexander (son of Ivan Shishman)|Alexander]] (d. 1418), son of [[Second Bulgarian Empire|Bulgarian]] [[tsar]] [[Ivan Shishman of Bulgaria|Ivan Shishman]]
* [[Prince Alexander John of Wales]] (1871), short-lived son of [[Edward VII of the United Kingdom|Edward VII]]
* [[Prince Alfred of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha]] (1874–1899)
* [[Olav V of Norway]] (Prince Alexander of Denmark) (1903–1991)
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===Religious leaders===
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* [[Pope Alexander I]] (pope 97–105)
* [[Alexander of Apamea]], 5th-century bishop of Apamea
* [[Pope Alexander II]] (pope 1058–1061)
* [[Pope Alexander III]] (pope 1159–1181)
* [[Pope Alexander IV]] (pope 1243–1254)
* [[Pope Alexander V]] ("Peter Philarges" c. 1339–1410)
* [[Pope Alexander VI]] (1492–1503), Roman pope
* [[Pope Alexander VII]] (1599–1667)
* [[Pope Alexander VIII]] (pope 1689–1691)
* [[Alexander of Constantinople]], bishop of Constantinople (314–337)
* [[Pope Alexander I of Alexandria|St. Alexander of Alexandria]], Coptic Pope, Patriarch of Alexandria between 313 and 328
* [[Pope Alexander II of Alexandria]], Coptic Pope (702–729)
* [[Alexander of Lincoln]], bishop of Lincoln
* [[Alexander of Jerusalem]]
* See also [[Saint Alexander (disambiguation)|Saint Alexander]], various saints with this name
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===Other people===
====Antiquity====
====Antiquity====
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*[[Alaksandu]], ca. 1280 BC
*[[Alexander of Corinth]], 10th king of [[Corinth]] (816–791 BC)
* [[Alexander (artists)]], the name of a number of artists of ancient Greece and Rome
*[[Alexander I of Macedon]]
* [[Alexander of Lyncestis]] (died 330 BC), contemporary of Alexander the Great
*[[Alexander of Pherae]] despot of Pherae between 369 and 358 BC
* [[Alexander (son of Polyperchon)]] (died 314 BC), regent of Macedonia
*[[Alexander I of Epirus]] king of Epirus about 342 BC
* [[Alexander (Antigonid general)]], 3rd-century BC cavalry commander under Antigonus III Doson
*[[Alexander II of Epirus]] king of Epirus 272 BC
* [[Alexander of Athens]], 3rd-century BC Athenian comic poet
* [[Alexander Aetolus]] ({{floruit|280 BC}}), poet and member of the Alexandrian Pleiad
*[[Alexander II of Macedon]]
*'''[[Alexander the Great]] (Alexander III of Macedon), King of Macedon, 356–323 BC'''
* [[Alexander (son of Lysimachus)]] ({{floruit|284–281 BC}}), Macedonian royal
* [[Alexander (grandson of Seleucus I Nicator)]] ({{floruit|270–240 BC}}), Greek Anatolian nobleman
*[[Alexander IV of Macedon]]
* [[Alexander (Aetolian general)]], briefly conquered Aegira in 220&nbsp;BC
*[[Alexander Balas]], ruler of the Seleucid kingdom of Syria between 150 and 146 BC
*[[Alexander Jannaeus]] king of Judea, 103-76 BCE
* [[Alexander of Acarnania]] (died 191&nbsp;BC), confidant of [[Antiochus III the Great]]
*[[Alexander Severus]], (208–235), Roman Empire
* [[Alexander Isius]] ({{floruit|198–189 BC}}), Aetolian military commander
* [[Alexander Lychnus]], early 1st-century BC poet and historian
*[[Domitius Alexander]], Roman usurper who declared himself emperor in 308
* [[Alexander Philalethes]], 1st century BC physician
* [[Alexander Polyhistor]], Greek scholar of the 1st century BC
* [[Alexander of Myndus]], ancient Greek writer on zoology and divination
* [[Alexander of Aegae]], peripatetic philosopher of the 1st century AD
* [[Alexander of Cotiaeum]], 2nd-century Greek grammarian and tutor of Marcus Aurelius
* [[Alexander Numenius]], 2nd-century Greek rhetorician
* [[Alexander Peloplaton]], 2nd-century Greek rhetorician
* [[Alexander of Abonoteichus]] ({{circa|105–170}}), Greek religious leader and imposter
* [[Alexander of Aphrodisias]] ({{floruit|200}}), Greek commentator and philosopher
* [[Alexander of Lycopolis]], 4th-century author of an early Christian treatise against Manicheans
* [[List of minor New Testament figures#Alexander|Alexander]], a member of the Jerusalem Temple Sanhedrin mentioned in Acts 4:6
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====Middle Ages====
====Middle Ages====
*[[Alexander, Byzantine Emperor]] (912–913)
* [[Alexander of Hales]], English theologian in the 13th century
*[[Alexander I of Scotland]] (c. 1078–1124)
*[[Alexander II of Scotland]] (1198–1249)
*[[Alexander Nevsky]] (1220–1263), Grand Prince of Novgorod and Vladimir
*[[Alexander III of Scotland]] (1241–1286)
*Aleksander (1338–before 1386), prince of Podolia (son of [[Narymunt]])
*[[Sikandar Butshikan]], Sultan of Kashmir (1389–1413)
*[[Alexandru cel Bun]], voivode of Moldavia (1400–1432)
*[[Skenderbeg]] (1405–1468), prince of Albania
*[[Alexandru I Aldea]], ruler of the principality of Wallachia (1431–1436)
*[[Eskender]], Emperor of Ethiopia (1472–1494)
*[[Alexander Jagiellon]] (Alexander of Poland) (1461–1506), king of Poland
*[[Alexandru Lăpuşneanu]], voivode of Moldavia (1552–1561 and 1564–1568)
*[[Sikandar Shah Suri]], Shah of Delhi (1555)
*[[Sikandar Lodhi]], Sultan of Delhi (16th Century)


====Modern====
====Modern====
*[[Alexander I of Russia]] (1777–1825), emperor of Russia
* [[Alexander (magician)]] (1880–1954), American stage magician specializing in mentalism
*[[Sikandar Jah]], Nizam of Hyderabad, (1803–1829)
*[[Alexander II of Russia]] (1818–1881), emperor of Russia
*[[Alexander III of Russia]] (1845–1894), emperor of Russia
*[[Alexander Karađorđević, Prince of Serbia]] (1842–1858)
*[[Alexander of Bulgaria]] (1857–1893), first prince of Bulgaria
*[[Alexander John Cuza]], prince of Romania (1859–1866)
*[[Alexander I of Serbia|Alexander I Obrenović of Serbia]] (1876–1903), king of Serbia
*[[Alexander, Prince of Lippe]] (1831–1905), prince of Lippe
*[[Alexander I of Yugoslavia]] (1888–1934), first king of Yugoslavia
*[[Zog I]] also known as Skenderbeg III, (1895–1961), king of Albanians
*[[Alexander of Greece (king)]] (1917–1920), king of Greece
*[[Leka, Crown Prince of Albania]], (born 1939), king of Albanians (throne pretender)
*[[Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange]]


==People with the given name==
===Religious leaders===
*[[Pope Alexander I]], (pope 97–105)
People with the given name Alexander or variants include:
*[[Alexander of Apamea]], 5th century bishop of Apamea
*[[Pope Alexander II]], (pope 1058–1061)
*[[Pope Alexander III]], (pope 1164–1168)
*[[Pope Alexander IV]], (pope 1243–1254)
*[[Pope Alexander V]], ("Peter Philarges" ca. 1339–1410)
*[[Pope Alexander VI]], (1493–1503), Roman pope
*[[Pope Alexander VII]], (1599–1667)
*[[Pope Alexander VIII]], (pope 1689–1691),
*[[Alexander of Constantinople]], bishop of Constantinople (314–337)
*[[Alexander of Alexandria|St. Alexander of Alexandria]], Coptic Pope, Patriarch of Alexandria between 313 and 328
*[[Pope Alexander II of Alexandria]], Coptic Pope (702–729)
*[[Alexander of Lincoln]], bishop of Lincoln
*[[Alexander Essebiensis]] aka Alexander of Ashby, 13th century prior and poet
*[[Alexander of Jerusalem]]


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*See also [[Saint Alexander]], various saints with this name
* [[Technoblade]] (1999–2022), American YouTuber, real name Alexander, surname not made public
* [[Alexander Aigner]] (1909–1988), Austrian mathematician
* [[Aleksandr Akimov]] (1953–1986), Russian nuclear engineer who died in Chernobyl
* [[Alexander Albon]] (born 1996), Thai-British racing driver
* [[Aleksander Allila]] (1890–?), Finnish politician
* [[Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov]] (1883–1946), Russian composer
* [[Alexander Argov]] (1914–1995), Russian-born Israeli composer
* [[Alexander Armah]] (born 1994), American football player
* [[Alexander Armstrong]] (born 1970), British comedian and singer
* [[Aleksandr Averbukh]] (born 1974), Israeli pole vaulter
* [[Alex Baldock]] (born 1970), British businessman
* [[Alec Baldwin]] (born Alexander Rae Baldwin III, 1958), American actor
* [[Alexander Björk]] (born 1990), Swedish golfer
* [[Alexander Borodin]] (1833–1887), Russian composer
* [[Alexander Graham Bell]] (1847–1922), Scottish inventor of the first practical telephone
* [[Aleksander Barkov]] (born 1995), Finnish ice hockey player
* [[Alexander Calder]] (1898–1976), American sculptor best known for making mobiles
* [[Aleksandr Davidovich (disambiguation)]], several people
* [[Alexander Davidson (disambiguation)]], several people
* [[Alexander Day (disambiguation)]], several people
* [[A. N. D. A. Abeysinghe|Alexander Nicholas de Abrew Abeysinghe]] (1894–1963), Sri Lankan Sinhala politician
* [[Alex DeBrincat]] (born 1997), American ice hockey player
* [[A. E. Rajapakse|Alexander Edmund de Silva Wijegooneratne Samaraweera Rajapakse]] (1866–1937), Sri Lankan Sinhala politician
* [[Aleksandar Djordjevic]] (born 1967), Serbian basketball player
* [[Alexander Dubček]] (1921–1992), leader of Czechoslovakia (1968–1969)
* [[Alex Ebert]] (born 1978), American singer-songwriter
* [[Alexander Gee]] (born 1963), community leader and pastor in Madison, Wisconsin
* [[Alexander Lee (entertainer)|Alexander Lee]] (born 1988), also known as Alexander or Xander, South Korean singer, member of U-KISS
* [[Alexander Exarch]] (1810–1891), Bulgarian revivalist, publicist and journalist, participant in the struggle for an independent Bulgarian Exarchate
* [[Alex Ferguson]] (born 1941), Scottish football player and manager
* [[Alexander Fleming]] (1881–1955), Scottish discoverer of penicillin
* [[Alexander Zusia Friedman]] (1897–1943), Polish rabbi, educator, activist, and journalist
* [[Aleksander Gabelic]] (born 1965), Swedish politician
* [[Alex Galchenyuk]] (born 1994), American ice hockey player
* [[Alexander Gardner (disambiguation)]], multiple people
* [[Alexander Glazunov]] (1865–1936), Russian composer
* [[Alexander Goldberg]] (born 1974), British rabbi, barrister, and human rights activist
* [[Alexander Goldberg (chemical engineer)]], Israeli chemical engineer and President of the [[Technion – Israel Institute of Technology]]
* [[Alexander Goldscheider]] (born 1950), Czech/British composer, producer and writer
* [[Alexander Gomelsky]] (1928–2005), Russian head coach of USSR basketball national team for 30&nbsp;years
* [[Alexander Gordon (disambiguation)]], several people
* [[Aleksandr Gordon]] (1931–2020), Russian-Soviet director, screenwriter and actor
* [[Aleksandr Gorelik]] (1945–2012), Soviet figure skater
* [[Alexander Gould]] (born 1994), American actor
* [[Alexander Grothendieck]] (1928–2014), German-born French mathematician
* [[Alexander Gustafsson]] (born 1987), Swedish mixed martial arts fighter
* [[Alexander Haig]] (1924–2010), American general and politician
* [[Alexander Hamilton]] (1755–1804), first [[United States Secretary of the Treasury]] and one of the [[Founding Fathers of the United States|founding fathers of the United States]]
* [[Alexander Hamilton Jr.]] (1786–1875), American attorney and son of Alexander Hamilton
* [[Alexander Hamilton Jr. (1816–1889)|Alexander Hamilton Jr.]] (1816–1889), son of [[James Alexander Hamilton]] and grandson of Alexander Hamilton
* [[Alexander Haugg]] (born 1968), German actor
* [[Alexander Held]] (born 1958), German actor
* [[Alexander Henn]], German anthropologist
* [[Alexander Henry (Philadelphia)|Alexander Henry]] (1823–1883), mayor of Philadelphia
* [[Alex Higgins]] (1949–2010), Northern Irish snooker player
* [[Alexander Hollins]] (born 1996), American football player
* [[Alexander Holtz]] (born 2002), Swedish ice hockey player
* [[Alex Horne]] (born 1978), British comedian
* [[Alexander von Humboldt]] (1769–1859), Prussian naturalist and explorer
* [[Alexander Ilečko]] (1937–2023), Slovak sculptor
* [[Alex Jones]] (born 1974), American radio show host and conspiracy theorist
* [[Aleksandr Kamshalov]] (1932–2019), Soviet politician
* [[Alex Kapranos]] (born 1972), Scottish musician, author, songwriter and producer, front-man of [[Franz Ferdinand (band)|Franz Ferdinand]]
* [[Aleksandar Katai]] (born 1991), Serbian footballer
* [[Alexander Kerensky]] (1881–1970) leader of [[Russian Provisional Government]]
* [[Alexander Kerfoot]] (born 1994), Canadian ice hockey player
* [[Alex Killorn]] (born 1989), Canadian ice hockey player
* [[Alexander Klingspor]] (born 1977), Swedish painter and sculptor
* [[Aleksandr Kogan (scientist)|Aleksandr Kogan]] (born 1985/86), Moldovan-born American psychologist and data scientist
* [[Alexander Korda]] (1893–1956), Hungarian film director
* [[Alexander Kucheryavenko]] (born 1987), Russian ice hockey player
* [[Aleksander Kwaśniewski]] (born 1954), former [[President of Poland]]
* [[Aleksander Lesser]] (1814–1884), Polish painter, illustrator, and art critic
* [[Alexander Levinsky]] (1910–1990), Canadian ice hockey player
* [[Alexander Ivanovich Levitov]] (1835–1877), Russian writer
* [[Alexander Lévy]] (born 1990), French golfer
* [[Alexander Ludwig]] (born 1992), Canadian actor
* [[Sandy Lyle|Alexander "Sandy" Lyle]] (born 1958), Scottish golfer
* [[Alexander Lukashenko]] (born 1954), [[President of Belarus]]
* [[Alex Manninger]] (born 1977), Austrian footballer
* [[Ali Marpet|Alexander "Ali" Marpet]] (born 1993), American football player
* [[Aleksandr Marshal]] (born 1957), Russian singer, songwriter, and musician
* [[Alexander Mattison]] (born 1998), American football player
* [[Alexander McClure]] (1828–1909), American politician, editor and writer
* Alexander Lyell McEwin (1897–1988), known as [[Lyell McEwin]], Australian politician, Minister for Health
* [[Alexander McQueen]] (1969–2010), British fashion designer and couturier
* [[Alexander Michel Melki]] (born 1992), Swedish-Lebanese footballer
* [[Alexander Mirsky]] (born 1964), Latvian politician
* [[Alexander Francis Molamure]] (1888–1951), 1st Speaker of the State Council of Ceylon and 1st Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
* [[Aleksandr Nikolayev (disambiguation)]], several people
* [[Alexander Nikolov (boxer)]] (born 1940), Bulgarian boxer
* [[Alex Norén]] (born 1982), Swedish golfer
* [[Alexander Nylander]] (born 1998), Swedish ice hockey player
* [[Alexander O'Neal]] (born 1953), American singer
* [[Alexander Ovechkin]] (born 1985), Russian hockey player
* [[Alexander Patch]] (1889–1945), American general during [[World War II]]
* [[Aleksandr Panayotov]], Russian-Ukrainian singer and songwriter
* [[Alexander Pechtold]] (born 1965), Dutch politician
* [[Alexander Penn]] (1906–1972), Israeli poet
* [[A. P. Jayasuriya|Alexander Perera Jayasuriya]] (1901–1980), Sri Lankan Sinhala MP and Cabinet Minister
* [[Alexander Pichushkin]] (born 1974), prolific Russian serial killer
* [[Alex Pietrangelo]] (born 1990), Canadian ice hockey player
* [[Alexander Piorkowski]] (1904–1948), German Nazi SS concentration camp commandant executed for war crimes
* [[Alexander Ponomarenko]] (born 1964), Russian billionaire businessman
* [[Alexander Pope]] (1688–1744), English poet
* [[Alexander Popov (disambiguation)]], several people
* [[Alexander Ptushko]] (1900–1973), Russian film director
* [[Alexander Pushkin]] (1799–1837), Russian writer
* [[Alexander Radulov]] (born 1986), Russian ice hockey player
* [[Alexander Ragoza]] (1858–1919), Russian general in World War I
* [[Alexander Raevsky (aviator)]] (1887–1937), Russian aviator
* [[Alexander Rendell]] (born 1990), Thai actor and singer
* [[Alex Rodriguez]] (born 1975), Major League Baseball star, won 3 AL MVP awards, also known as A-Rod
* [[Alexander Rou]] (1906–1973), Russian film director
* [[Alexander Rowe (runner)|Alexander Rowe]] (born 1992), Australian athlete
* [[Alexander Rudolph]] ("Al McCoy"; 1894–1966), American boxer
* [[Alex Russell (cricketer)|Alexander Russell]] (born 2002), Welsh cricketer
* [[Alexander Rybak]] (born 1986), Belarusian-born Norwegian artist and violinist
* [[Alexander Salkind]] (1921–1997), French film producer
* [[Alex Salmond]] (1954–2024), Scottish politician, first minister of Scotland (2007–2014)
* [[Alexander Scholz]] (born 1992), Danish footballer
* [[Alexander Scriabin]] (1872–1915), Russian composer and pianist
* [[Alexander Selkirk]] (1676–1721), Scottish privateer and Royal Navy officer
* [[Alexander Semin]] (born 1984), Russian hockey player
* [[Aleksander Serov]] (born 1954), Russian singer
* [[Alexander Serov]] (1820–1871), Russian composer
* [[Alexander Shatilov]] (born 1987), Uzbek-Israeli artistic gymnast
* [[Alexander Shulgin|Alexander Theodore "Sasha" Shulgin]] (1925–2014), American chemist, psychopharmacologist, and author
* [[Alexander Sieghart]] (born 1994), Thai footballer
* [[Alexander Skarsgård]] (born 1976), Swedish actor
* [[Alexander Stafford]], British politician
* [[Alexander Stavenitz]] (1901–1960), Russian Empire-born American visual artist and educator
* [[Alex Stitt]] (1939-2016), Australian graphic designer and animator
* [[Alexander 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 Empire
* [[Alexander McCall Smith]] (born 1948), Scottish writer
* [[Alexander Solonik]] (1960–1997), Russian murder victim
* [[Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn]] (1918–2008), Russian writer, Nobel laureate, Soviet dissident
* [[Alexander Steen]] (born 1984), Swedish ice hockey player
* [[Alexander Stubb]] (born 1968), Finnish politician, president of Finland 2024–2030
* [[Alexander Thorburn]] (1836–1894), Canadian politician
* [[Alexander Tikhonov]] (born 1947), Russian biathlete
* [[Alex Turner]] (born 1986), British musician, songwriter and producer, front-man of [[Arctic Monkeys]] and [[The Last Shadow Puppets]]
* [[Alexander Vainberg]] (born 1961), Russian politician
* [[Lex van Dam]] (born 1968), Dutch trader and TV personality
* [[Alexander Van der Bellen]] (born 1944), [[President of Austria]]
* [[Alexander Varchenko]] (born 1949), Russian mathematician
* [[Aleksander Veingold]] (born 1953), Estonian and Soviet chess player and coach
* [[Aleksandr Vlasov (disambiguation)]], several people
* [[Alexander Volkanovski]] (born 1988), UFC Fighter
* [[Alexander Wennberg]] (born 1994), Swedish ice hockey player
* [[Alexander Wilson (disambiguation)]], several people
* [[A. F. Wijemanne|Alexander Wijemanne]], Sri Lankan Sinhala lawyer and politician
* [[Alex Zanardi]] (born 1966), Italian racing driver and paracyclist
* [[Aleksandar Zečević (basketball, born 1996)|Aleksandar Zečević]] (born 1996), Serbian basketball player in the [[Israeli Basketball Premier League]]
* [[Oleksandr Zubov]] (born 1983), Ukrainian chess player and Grandmaster
* [[Oleksandr Usyk]] (born 1987), Ukrainian professional boxer
* [[Alexander Zverev]] (born 1997), German tennis player
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==In other languages==
===Other people===
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*[[Alexander (artists)]], the name of a number of artists of ancient Greece, Rome and Macedon
* [[Afrikaans]]: Alexander
*[[Alexander (3rd century BC general)]], commanded the cavalry under Antigonus III Doson
* [[Albanian language|Albanian]]: Aleksandër
*[[Alexander of Athens]], Athenian comic poet
** [[Albanian language|Albanian]] diminutive: Leka
*[[Alexander Lyncestes]], a contemporary of Alexander the Great
* [[Amharic]]: እስክንድር (Isikinidiri, Eskender)
*[[Alexander Aetolus]], a poet and member of the Alexandrian Pleiad
* [[Arabic]]: {{lang|ar|اسكندر}} ([[Iskandar (name)|Iskandar]])
*[[Alexander, son of Lysimachus]], 3rd century BC Macedonian royal
* [[Armenian language|Armenian]]: Ալեքսանդր (Aleksandr)
*[[Alexander of Aetolia]], briefly conquered Aegira in 220 BC
* [[Asturian language|Asturian]]: Alexandru, Xandru
*[[Alexander (general)]], son of Polyperchon, the regent of Macedonia
* [[Azerbaijani language|Azerbaijani]]: İsgəndər/Исҝәндәр/ایسگندر, Aleksandr/Александр/آلئکساندر
*[[Alexander Isius]], 2nd century military commander of the Aetolians
* [[Basque language|Basque]]: Alesander
*[[Alexander of Acarnania]] (d. 191 BC), confidante of [[Antiochus III the Great]]
* [[Belarusian language|Belarusian]]: Аляксандр (Aliaksandr), Алесь (Ales)
*[[Alexander Lychnus]], early 1st century BC poet and historian
* [[Bengali language|Bengali]]: সিকান্দর (Sikandor)
*[[Alexander Jannaeus]], 1st century BC king of Judea
* [[Bulgarian language|Bulgarian]]: Александър (Aleksandŭr), Сашко (Sashko)
*[[Alexander Polyhistor]], Greek scholar of the 1st century
* [[Catalan language|Catalan]]: Alexandre/Aleixandre
*[[Alexander of Myndus]], ancient Greek writer on zoology and divination
* [[Chinese languages|Chinese]]:
*[[Alexander of Aegae]], peripatetic philosopher of the 1st century
** Historical:
*[[Alexander of Judaea]], son of Aristobulus II, king of Judaea
*** ''[[Traditional Chinese|Traditional]]'': {{lang|zh-Hant|烏弋山離}}, ''[[Simplified Chinese|Simplified]]'': {{lang|zh-Hans|乌弋山离}}, ''[[Reconstructions of Old Chinese#Baxter–Sagart (2014)|Baxter-Sagart]]'': {{IPA|/*[ʔ]ˤa lək s-ŋrar [r]aj/}}
*[[Alexander of Cotiaeum]], 2nd century Greek grammarian and tutor of Marcus Aurelius
*** ''Traditional and Simplified'': {{lang|zh-Hant|阿荔散}}, ''[[Baxter's transcription for Middle Chinese|Baxter Romanization]]'': 'a lejH sanH
*[[Alexander the Paphlagonian]], 2nd century Greek imposter
** Contemporary: ''[[Traditional Chinese|Traditional]]'': {{lang|zh-Hant|亞歷山大}}, ''[[Simplified Chinese|Simplified]]'': {{lang|zh-Hans|亚历山大}}, ''[[Hanyu Pinyin|Pinyin]]'': Yàlìshāndà, ''[[Jyutping]]'': aa<sup>3</sup> lik<sup>6</sup> saan<sup>1</sup> daai<sup>6</sup>, ''[[Romanization of Wu Chinese|Wugniu]]'': iá-liq-sé-da, ''[[Bang-ua-ce|BUC]]'': Ā-lĭk-săng-dâi
*[[Alexander Peloplaton]], Greek rhetorician of the 2nd century
* [[Czech language|Czech]]: Alexandr, Alexander
*[[Alexander of Lycopolis]], 4th century author of an early Christian treatise against Manicheans
* [[Danish language|Danish]]: Aleksander, Alexander
*[[Alexander Beyer]] (* 1973), German actor
* [[Dutch language|Dutch]]: Alexander
*[[Alexander (magician)|Claude Alexander Conlin]] (1880–1954), stage magician
* [[Esperanto]]: Aleksandro
*[[Alexander Graham Bell]] (1847–1922), [[scientist]] and [[inventor]] of the [[telephone]]
* [[Estonian language|Estonian]]: Aleksander
*[[Alexander Hamilton]] (1755 or 1757–1804), [[United States]] founding father and first [[Secretary of the Treasury]]
* [[English language|English]]: Alexander
*[[Alexander of Aphrodisias]], Greek commentator and philosopher
* [[Finnish language|Finnish]]: Aleksanteri
*[[Alexander of Greece (rhetorician)]]
* [[French language|French]]: Alexandre
*[[Alexander of Hales]], 13th-century Medieval theologian
* [[Galician language|Galician]]: Alexandre
*[[Alexander von Humboldt]] (1769-1859), a German natural scientist
* [[Georgian language|Georgian]]: ალექსანდრე (Aleksandre)
*[[Alexander, le Pargiter]], 13th-century abbot
* [[German language|German]]: Alexander
*[[Alexander Pope]] (1688-1744), English Poet
* [[Greek language|Greek]]
*[[Alexander Pushkin]] (1799–1837), Russian author (Germanized form of name)
**[[Mycenaean Greek]]: 𐀀𐀩𐀏𐀭𐀅𐀫 (Aléxandros)
*[[Paris (mythology)]] aka Alexander, the Trojan prince who kidnapped Helen
**[[Ancient Greek]]: Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros)
*[[Alexandre, Chevalier de Vendôme]] (1598–1629), illegitiate child of [[Henry IV of France]]
** [[Biblical Greek|Koine Greek]]: Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros)
*[[Prince Alexander John of Wales]] (1871), short-lived son of [[Edward VII of the United Kingdom|Edward VII]]
** [[Modern Greek]]: Αλέξανδρος (Aléxandros)
*[[Alexander Freeman]] (b. 1970), Liberian soccer player
* [[Hawaiian language|Hawaiian]]: Alekanekelo
*[[Alex Kruger|Alexander Kruger]] (b. 1963), English decathlete
* [[Hebrew]]: אלכסנדר (Aleksander)
*[[Alexander Lucas]], a Canadian businessman
* [[Hindi]]: सिकंदर (Sikandar)
*[[Alexander Artemev]], American gymnast
* [[Hungarian language|Hungarian]]: Sándor, Alexander, Elek
*[[Alexandre Filipe Clemente Leitão]] (b. 1979), Portuguese soccer player
* [[Icelandic language|Icelandic]]: Alexander
*[[Alexander Rybak]] (b1986) Norweigan winner of Eurovision 2009
* [[Indonesian language|Indonesian]]: Iskandar, Alexander
*[[Alexander Dubček]] Slovak politician (1921-1992)
* [[Irish language|Irish]]: Alastar
A few other princes have borne the name '''Alexander''':
* [[Italian language|Italian]]: Alessandro
*[[George V of Hanover]] (1819–1878)
* [[Japanese language|Japanese]]: アレキサンダー (Arekisandā)
*[[Prince Alfred of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha]] (1874–1899)
* [[Korean language|Korean]]: 알렉산더 (Alleksandeo)
*[[Prince George, Duke of Kent]] (1902–1942)
* [[Kazakh language|Kazakh]]: Искандер (Iskander)
*[[Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester]] (1944–)]
* [[Kyrgyz language|Kyrgyz]]: Искендер (Iskender)
* [[Latin]]: Alexander
* [[Latvian language|Latvian]]: Aleksandrs
* [[Lithuanian language|Lithuanian]]: Aleksandras
* [[Macedonian language|Macedonian]]: Александар (Aleksandar), Сашко (Sashko, Saško)
* [[Malay language|Malay]]: Iskandar
* [[Malayalam]]
** [[Syriac language|Syriac Origin]] : ചാണ്ടി (t͡ʃaːɳʈI), ഇടിക്കുള (IʈIkkʊɭa)
** [[Greek language|Greek Origin]] : അലക്സിയോസ് (alaksIyos), അലക്സി (alaksI)
** [[English language|Anglican Origin]] : അലക്സാണ്ടര്‍ (alaksa:ndar), അലക്സ് (alaks)
* [[Mongolian language|Mongolian]]: Александр (Alyeksandr)
* [[Norwegian language|Norwegian]]: Aleksander, Alexander
* [[Pashto]]: سکندر (Sikandar)
* [[Persian language|Persian]]: {{lang|fa|الکساندر}} (Aleksânder), {{lang|fa|اسکندر}} (Eskandar)
* [[Polish language|Polish]]: Aleksander
* [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]: Alexandre, Alexandro, Alessandro, Leandro
* [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]: Sikandar
* [[Romanian language|Romanian]]: Alexandru, Alex, Sandu
* [[Russian language|Russian]]: Александр (Aleksandr), Саша (Sasha)
* [[Rusyn language|Rusyn]]: Александер (Aleksander)
* [[Sanskrit]]: अलक्षेन्द्र (Alakṣendra)
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: Alasdair
* [[Scots language|Scots]]: Alastair, Alistair, Alister, Sandy
* [[Serbo-Croatian]]: Александар / Aleksandar
* [[Slovak language|Slovak]]: Alexander
* [[Slovene language|Slovene]]: Aleksander
* [[Spanish language|Spanish]]: Alejandro
* [[Swedish language|Swedish]]: Alexander
* [[Tagalog language|Tagalog]]: Alejandro
* {{langx|th|อเล็กซานเดอร์}}
* [[Turkish language|Turkish]]: İskender
* [[Ukrainian language|Ukrainian]]: Олександр (Oleksandr, sometimes anglicized Olexander), Сашко (Sashko), Олесь (Oles), Олелько (Olelko)
* [[Urdu]]: سکندر (Sikandar)
* [[Valencian language|Valencian]]: Alecsandro, Aleksandro, Aleixandre, Alexandre
* [[Vietnamese language|Vietnamese]]: Alexander, A Lịch San
* [[Welsh language|Welsh]]: Alexander
* [[Yiddish]]: אלעקסאנדער (Aleksander), סענדער ([[Sender (name)|Sender]])
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==Variants and diminutives==
===Alexander as a surname===
*[[Alex]]
*see [[Alexander (surname)]]
*[[Alexsander]]

*[[Alexey]]
==Fictional people with the name Alexander==
*[[Sasha (name)|Sasha/Sash]]
*[[Hamish Alexander]], a character in David Weber's Honorverse
*[[Sandy (given name)|Sandy]]
*[[Lyta Alexander]], a Telepath in the Science fiction TV-series ''Babylon 5''
*[[Xander]]
*[[Alexander (Summons)]], a summoned avatar from the Final Fantasy series of games. He is one of the terrestrial avatars in Final Fantasy XI
*[[Alexander Anderson (Hellsing)|Alexander Anderson]], a regenerative warrior-priest from the [[Hellsing]] series.
*[[Lex Luthor|Alexander "Lex" Luthor]], a supervillain in the DC Comics universe and archnemesis of Superman, as well as [[Alternate versions of Lex Luthor#Earth-Three|Alexander Luthor]], his heroic Earth-Three counterpart, and the latter's son, [[Alexander Luthor, Jr.]]
*[[Alex Karev|Alexander "Alex" Karev]] is one of the main characters on the show [[Grey's Anatomy]].


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Alex (disambiguation)]]
*[[Alexandra]]
*[[Justice Alexander (disambiguation)]]
*[[Alexander (surname)]]
*{{Lookfrom|Alexander}}
*{{Lookfrom|Alexander}}
*[[Hera Alexandros]], epithet of the Greek goddess Hera

*[[Hera Alexandros]], an epithet of the Greek goddess [[Hera]]
*[[Philip]]


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 07:24, 25 December 2024

This article is about the male first name. For other uses, see Alexander (disambiguation).
"Aleksander" redirects here. For the Hasidic dynasty, see Aleksander (Hasidic dynasty).
Alexander
Statue of Alexander the Great, whose fame popularized the name's use throughout Europe and Asia
Pronunciation/ˌælɪɡˈzændər/ AL-ig-ZAN-dər
Ancient Greek: [aléksandros]
Modern Greek: [aˈleksanðros]
Czech: [ˈalɛksandr]
German: [alɛkˈsandɐ]
Polish: [alɛkˈsandɛr]
Russian: [ɐlʲɪkˈsandr]
Serbo-Croatian: [aleksǎːndar, alěksaːn-]
Swedish: [alɛkˈsǎnːdɛr]
GenderMale
Name dayAugust 30
Origin
Word/nameVia Latin Alexander, originally from the Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros), from αλέξειν aléxein meaning "to ward off, keep off, turn away, defend, protect" and ἀνδρός andrós, genitive of ἀνήρ anḗr meaning "man".
Meaning"Defender, protector of man"
Other names
Nickname(s)Alex, Alec, Al, Xander, Zander
Related names
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Alexander (Greek: Ἀλέξανδρος) is a male 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

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The name Alexander originates from the Ancient Greek: Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros; 'defending men'[2] or 'protector of men'). It is a compound of the verb ἀλέξειν (aléxein; 'to ward off, avert, defend')[3] and the noun ἀνήρ (anḗr, genitive: ἀνδρός, andrós; meaning 'man').[4]

The earliest attested form of the name, is the Mycenaean Greek feminine anthroponym 𐀀𐀩𐀏𐀭𐀅𐀨, a-re-ka-sa-da-ra, (/Alexandra/), written in the Linear B syllabic script.[5][6][7] Alaksandu, alternatively called Alakasandu or Alaksandus, was a king of Wilusa who sealed a treaty with the Hittite king Muwatalli II ca. 1280 BC; this is generally assumed to have been a Greek called Alexandros.

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 known also as Alexander.[8] 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.[9][10]

People known as Alexander

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Alexander has been the name of many rulers, including kings of Macedon, of Scotland, emperors of Russia and popes.

Rulers of antiquity

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Rulers of the Middle Ages

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Modern rulers

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Other royalty

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Religious leaders

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Other people

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Antiquity

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Middle Ages

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Modern

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People with the given name

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People with the given name Alexander or variants include:

In other languages

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Variants and diminutives

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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)
  2. ^ Ἀλέξανδρος. Liddell, Henry George; Scott, Robert; A Greek–English Lexicon at the Perseus Project.
  3. ^ ἀλέξειν in Liddell and Scott.
  4. ^ ἀνήρ in Liddell and Scott.
  5. ^ Tablet MY V 659 (61). "The Linear B word a-re-ka-sa-da-ra". Palaeolexicon. Word study tool of ancient languages. "MY 659 V (61)". DĀMOS Database of Mycenaean at Oslo. University of Oslo. Raymoure, K.A. "a-re-ka-sa-da-ra-qe". Deaditerranean. Minoan Linear A & Mycenaean Linear B.
  6. ^ Chadwick, John (1999) [1976]. The Mycenaean World. New York: Cambridge University Press.
  7. ^ Mycenaean (Linear B) – English Glossary
  8. ^ Ἀλέξανδρος, Georg Autenrieth, A Homeric Dictionary, on Perseus Digital Library
  9. ^ Campbell, Mike. "Meaning, origin and history of the name Alexander". Behind the Name. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
  10. ^ "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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