Alexander

Meaning

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”).
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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

Synonyms

Alexanders

black lovage

horse parsley

Alexander the Great

Smyrnium olusatrum

Hyphenated as

Al‧ex‧an‧der

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌælɪɡˈzændɚ/

Etymology

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.

Sentences

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