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Meaning and origin
Alexander is a Greek boy name. The meaning of the name is `protector of mankind `.


Where is it used?
The name Alexander is mainly used in English, German and in Dutch.

It is an abbreviated form of
Alondra, used in Spanish.
Sandra, used in Italian and in English.
Sandro, used in Italian.
Santeri, used in Finnish.
Aleksi, used in Finnish.


How do they say it elsewhere?
Oleksander (In Ukrainian)
Iskender (In Turkish)
Alejandro (In Spanish)
Alistair (In Scottish)
Alasdair (In Scottish)
Aleksandr (In Russian)
Alexandru (In Romanian)
Aleksander (In Polish, Croatian and in Serbian)
Sender (In Jewish)
Alessandro (In Italian)
Alastar (In Irish)
Sándor (In Hungarian)
Alexandros (In Greek and in Ancient Greek)
Alexandre (In French, Portuguese and in Hungarian)
Aleksanteri (In Finnish)
Aleksandro (In Esperanto)
Alexa (In English)
Alexandr (In Czech)
Aleksandar (In Bulgarian)


If it's too long people might use
In Polish: Olek
In English: Lexa
In English: Zander
In English: Alex
In English: Lex
In Dutch: Xander


For the opposite sex use:
In Spanish: Alejandra (F)
In Russian, Polish, Serbian and in Bulgarian: Aleksandra (F)
In Italian: Alessandra (F)
In German, Scandinavian, Dutch, English, Greek, Portuguese, Romanian, Czech, Hungarian and in Ancient Greek: Alexandra (F)
In English: Alexandrea (F)
In English: Alexandria (F)


See also
In Serbian, Croatian and in Russian: Aleksandrina
In Scottish: Alister
In Russian: Shura
In Russian: Sasha (B)
In Romanian: Sanda
In Romanian: Sandu
In German: Sascha
In French: Sacha
In Esperanto: Alechjo (M)
In English, German and in Ancient Greek: Alexis
In English (Modern): Malandra
In English: Lexy
In English: Lexine
In English: Lexie
In English: Sandy
In English: Alec (M)
In English: Lexi
In English: Alix
In English: Alyx
In Dutch: Xandra
In Other languages: Zandra


What Alexander`s say about their name

1. The best thing about the name Alexander:
   It is a very strong name
   The worst thing about the name:
   Many parents are naming their babies this name, so come school time-it will become difficult
   If my name wasn`t Alexander....:
   At birth in the nursery when we did the carseat test-the nurses confused our son and someone else's because of the same initials and first name
   Extra information:
   
2. The best thing about the name Alexander:
   There are some great heroes named Alexander.
   The worst thing about the name:
   That a lot of people have the same name.
   If my name wasn`t Alexander....:
   People could possibly treat me different if I had a bad name?
   Extra information:
   This is dictated from my 9 year old.

More `Alexander` links
Alexander as abbreviation
Actors named Alexander
Alexander in the encyclopedia