Alexander

Signification (English)

Name

1. A male given name from Ancient Greek, most famously held by Alexander the Great.
2. A Scottish surname originating as a patronymic, anglicized from Scottish Gaelic Mac Alasdair (“son of Alexander”).
3. A place in the United States:
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11. A rural municipality of Manitoba, Canada.
12. A community of Manitoba, Canada; named for early settler Alexander Speers.

Noun

Alternative letter-case form of alexander

Concepts

Alexandre

Alexander

Alexandre III

Alexandre Ier de Bulgarie

Aleksandar Karađorđević

Alexandre III de Macédoine

maceron

smyrnium olusatrum

Alexandre le Grand

Synonyms

Alexanders

black lovage

horse parsley

Alexander the Great

Smyrnium olusatrum

Coupé comme

Al‧ex‧an‧der

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˌælɪɡˈzændɚ/

Étymologie (English)

Borrowed from Latin Alexander, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros), from ἀλέξω (aléxō, “I defend”) + ἀνδρ- (andr-), the stem of ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”). Doublet of Alejandro.

Phrases

We met Alexander and the bar and had a great time last night .

Nous avons rencontré Alexander et le bar et nous avons passé un bon moment hier soir.

Above the village , to the north , in the forest of Serradell, is the hermitage of Saint Alexander .

Au-dessus du village, au nord, dans la forêt de Serradell, se trouve l'ermitage de Saint Alexander .