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İskender

“man who repels [enemies]”

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Turkish

Origin: Ancient Greek
1 language contexts: Turkish
Follow the evidence: 13 cited sources Source-reported

01 / Meaning & origin

About İskender

İskender is a masculine given name documented in Turkish. English Wiktionary traces it to Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος via Ottoman Turkish and Arabic. It is a form of Ἀλέξανδρος, for which English Wiktionary gives the meaning “man who repels [enemies]”.

Separate records with matching spellings: Iskender (Danish)

2 source accounts

Ancient Greek origin

Source-reported

Meaning: “man who repels [enemies]”

From Ottoman Turkish اسكندر (iskender), from Arabic إِسْكَنْدَر (ʔiskandar), from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros).

Sources for this account (9)

Wiktionary: İskenderCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
German Wiktionary: İskenderCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Greek Wiktionary: İskenderCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Polish Wiktionary: İskenderCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Portuguese Wiktionary: İskenderCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Russian Wiktionary: İskenderCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: İskenderCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Chinese Wiktionary: İskenderCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wiktionary: ἈλέξανδροςCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

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French Wiktionary accountSource-reportedDu persan اسکندر, Eskandar.

Du persan اسکندر, Eskandar.

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French Wiktionary: İskenderCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

02 / Across borders

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Documented as a given name in Turkish.

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03 / By the numbers

Popularity over time

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04 / Through time

History

Historical scholarship

Passages quoted verbatim from public-domain reference works. They reflect the scholarship of their time, not current consensus, and may use obsolete spellings.

1884From the archives
Iskender— “helper of men”
Iskender, _m._ _Turk._ Gr. helper of men, 85
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Glossary of Christian Names · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)

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06 / Behind the facts

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms11

Wikidata Q96658229CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: İskenderCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
German Wiktionary: İskenderCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Greek Wiktionary: İskenderCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Polish Wiktionary: İskenderCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Portuguese Wiktionary: İskenderCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Russian Wiktionary: İskenderCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: İskenderCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Chinese Wiktionary: İskenderCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wiktionary: ἈλέξανδροςCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: İskenderCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Pronunciation recordingsAudio credits and individual recording licences1

Wikimedia Commons: File:LL-Q256 (tur)-Wreaderick-İskender.wavCC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Historical referencesOriginal texts and their publication details1

Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Glossary of Christian NamesPublic domain (Project Gutenberg) · rev. 2023-03-30 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

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About İskender

Separate records with matching spellings: Iskender (Danish)

2 source accounts

Ancient Greek origin

Source-reported

Meaning: “man who repels [enemies]”

From Ottoman Turkish اسكندر (iskender), from Arabic إِسْكَنْدَر (ʔiskandar), from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros).

Sources for this account (9)

Wiktionary: İskenderCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
German Wiktionary: İskenderCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Greek Wiktionary: İskenderCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Polish Wiktionary: İskenderCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Portuguese Wiktionary: İskenderCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Russian Wiktionary: İskenderCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: İskenderCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Chinese Wiktionary: İskenderCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wiktionary: ἈλέξανδροςCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

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French Wiktionary accountSource-reportedDu persan اسکندر, Eskandar.

Du persan اسکندر, Eskandar.

Sources for this account (1)

French Wiktionary: İskenderCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Where İskender is used

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countries in our sources

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Türkiye

Language records

Documented as a given name in Turkish.

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History

Historical scholarship

Passages quoted verbatim from public-domain reference works. They reflect the scholarship of their time, not current consensus, and may use obsolete spellings.

1884From the archives
Iskender— “helper of men”
Iskender, _m._ _Turk._ Gr. helper of men, 85
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Glossary of Christian Names · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms11

Wikidata Q96658229CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: İskenderCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
German Wiktionary: İskenderCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Greek Wiktionary: İskenderCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Polish Wiktionary: İskenderCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Portuguese Wiktionary: İskenderCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Russian Wiktionary: İskenderCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: İskenderCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Chinese Wiktionary: İskenderCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wiktionary: ἈλέξανδροςCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: İskenderCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Pronunciation recordingsAudio credits and individual recording licences1

Wikimedia Commons: File:LL-Q256 (tur)-Wreaderick-İskender.wavCC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Historical referencesOriginal texts and their publication details1

Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Glossary of Christian NamesPublic domain (Project Gutenberg) · rev. 2023-03-30 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

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Ancient Greek origin

Where İskender is used

Across borders

Türkiye

Popularity over time

History

Historical scholarship

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Ancient Greek origin

Where İskender is used

Across borders

Türkiye

Popularity over time

History

Historical scholarship

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A story to pass on.

About İskender

Ancient Greek origin

Where İskender is used

Across borders

Türkiye

Popularity over time

History

Historical scholarship

Related names

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A story to pass on.

About İskender

Ancient Greek origin

Where İskender is used

Across borders

Türkiye

Popularity over time

History

Historical scholarship

Related names

Different forms. Shared stories.

Meet the family

Related names in the catalogue

Alexander

A name worth keeping.

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