Ancient Greek origin
Source-reportedMeaning: “to defend” + “man”
Inherited from Old East Slavic Олександръ (Oleksandrŭ), from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros), compounded from ἀλέξω (aléxō, “to defend”) + ἀνδρ- (andr-), stem of ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”): "defender of men". Cognate with English Alexander.
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- Wiktionary: АлександрCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- German Wiktionary: АлександрCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
- Greek Wiktionary: АлександрCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- French Wiktionary: АлександрCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
- Polish Wiktionary: АлександрCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
- Russian Wiktionary: АлександрCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
- Chinese Wiktionary: АлександрCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

