Alexander
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin Alexander, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros), from ἀλέξω (aléxō, “I defend”) + ἀνδρός (andrós), genitive of ἀνήρ (anēr, “man”).
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ˌælɨɡˈzændɚ/
Proper noun [edit]
Alexander
- A male given name, most famously held by Alexander the Great.
- 1594, William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark: Act V, Scene I:
- Why may not imagination trace the noble dust of Alexander, till he find it stopping a bung-hole?
- 1765 Laurence Sterne: Tristram Shandy, Book IV, Chapter 18:
- And for my own part, said my uncle Toby, though I should blush to boast of myself, Trim - yet had my name been Alexander, I could have done no more at Namur than my duty.
- 1985 Anne Tyler, The Accidental Tourist, ISBN 0-7011-2986-7, page 170:
- "My son's name is Alexander," Muriel said. "Did I tell you that? I named him Alexander because it sounded high-class.
- 1594, William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark: Act V, Scene I:
- A patronymic surname.
Derived terms [edit]
Related terms [edit]
- Alexandra and its variants
Translations [edit]
male given name
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Danish [edit]
Proper noun [edit]
Alexander
- A male given name, cognate to English Alexander.
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German [edit]
Proper noun [edit]
Alexander
- A male given name, cognate to English Alexander.
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Icelandic [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ˈaːlɛksantɛ(ː)r/
Proper noun [edit]
Alexander m
- A male given name, cognate to English Alexander.
Declension [edit]
declension of Alexander
| m-s1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | Alexander | Alexanderinn | Alexanderar | Alexanderarnir |
| accusative | Alexander | Alexanderinn | Alexandera | Alexanderana |
| dative | Alexander | Alexandernum | Alexanderum | Alexanderunum |
| genitive | Alexanders | Alexandersins | Alexandera | Alexanderanna |
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Norwegian [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
Proper noun [edit]
Alexander
- A male given name, cognate to English Alexander.
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References [edit]
- [1] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 9 615 males with the given name Alexander living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1980s. Accessed on 19 May, 2011.
Swedish [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Cognate with English Alexander. First recorded in Sweden (Scania) in 1201.
Proper noun [edit]
Alexander
- A male given name.
Related terms [edit]
- (male given names) Alex
- (female names) Alexandra, Sandra
- (surnames) Alexandersson
References [edit]
- Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, ISBN 91-21-10937-0
- [2] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, ISBN 9119551622: 70 150 males with the given name Alexander living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1990s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.
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- English terms derived from Latin
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- English proper nouns
- English male given names from Ancient Greek
- English surnames
- English surnames from given names
- Danish proper nouns
- Danish male given names
- German proper nouns
- German male given names
- Icelandic proper nouns
- Icelandic male given names
- Norwegian proper nouns
- Norwegian male given names
- Swedish proper nouns
- Swedish male given names