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Alexander.

A male given name from Ancient Greek, most famously held by Alexander the Great.

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Meaning & usage

name/ˌælɪɡˈzændɚ/General-American[ˌælɪɡˈzeəndɚ][ˌælɪɡˈzeəndə]/ˌalɪɡˈzɑːndə/Received-Pronunciation

  1. A male given name from Ancient Greek, most famously held by Alexander the Great.

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  2. A Scottish surname originating as a patronymic, anglicized from Scottish Gaelic Mac Alasdair (“son of Alexander”).

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  3. A place in the United States: A city in Pulaski County and Saline County, Arkansas.

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  4. A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Burke County, Georgia; named for early settler Hugh Alexander.

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  5. A place in the United States: A minor city in Franklin County, Iowa.

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  6. A place in the United States: A minor city in Rush County, Kansas; named for early settler Alexander Harvey.

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  7. A place in the United States: A town in Washington County, Maine; named for British politician and financier Alexander Baring, 1st Baron Ashburton.

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  8. A place in the United States: A town and village therein, in Genesee County, New York; named for early settler Alexander Rea.

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  9. A place in the United States: A minor city in McKenzie County, North Dakota; named for early North Dakota politician Alexander McKenzie.

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  10. A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Upshur County, West Virginia; named for local lumber businessman John M. Alexander.

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  11. A rural municipality in eastern Manitoba, Canada.

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  12. A community in the Rural Municipality of Whitehead, Manitoba, Canada; named for early settler Alexander Speers.

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Where this word comes from

From Middle English Alexander, Alexandre, from Latin Alexander, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros), from ἀλέξω (aléxō, “to defend”) + ἀνδρ- (andr-), the stem of ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”). Doublet of Alastair, Alejandro, Iskandar, Sikandar, Alessandro, and Alexandre.

noun/ˌælɪɡˈzændɚ/General-American[ˌælɪɡˈzeəndɚ][ˌælɪɡˈzeəndə]/ˌalɪɡˈzɑːndə/Received-Pronunciation

  1. Alternative letter-case form of alexander.

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  2. Ellipsis of bord Alexander.

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Where this word comes from

From Middle English Alexander, Alexandre, from Latin Alexander, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros), from ἀλέξω (aléxō, “to defend”) + ἀνδρ- (andr-), the stem of ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”). Doublet of Alastair, Alejandro, Iskandar, Sikandar, Alessandro, and Alexandre.

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