Ալեքսան

Armenian

Etymology

Short form of Ալեքսանդր (Alekʻsandr). In use from the 14th century up to the present day.

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian) IPA^(key): /ɑlekʰˈsɑn/, [ɑlekʰsɑ́n]
• (Western Armenian) IPA^(key): /ɑlekˈsɑn/, [ɑlekʰsɑ́n]

Proper noun

Ալեքսան • (Alekʻsan)

1. a male given name, Aleksan

Derived terms

• Ալեքսանյան (Alekʻsanyan)

References

• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “Ալեքսան”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume 1, Yerevan: University Press, page 74