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“defending men”
Language contexts for this entry: Russian, Kyrgyz
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01 / Meaning & origin
Искендер is a masculine given name documented in Russian and Kyrgyz. English Wiktionary traces it to Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓λέξᾰνδρος via Classical Persian and Arabic. It is a form of Ăléxăndros, for which English Wikipedia gives the meaning “defending men”.
Meaning: “defending men”
Borrowed from Classical Persian اِسْکَنْدَر (iskandar), from Arabic اَلْإِسْكَنْدَر (al-ʔiskandar), from Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓λέξᾰνδρος (Ăléxăndros).
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