Alexander
al-ig-ZAN-der
Boy · Greek
Meaning: Defender of the people
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Aleksander
Boy · Greek · Long name
- Meaning
- Defending men
- Pronunciation
- ah-lek-SAN-der
- Origin
- Greek
- Popularity
- Common in United Kingdom (2025)
A Slavic and Germanic variant of the Greek name Alexandros, composed of 'alexein' (to defend) and 'aner' (man).
Popularity: Lucky Stork Stage 1 Expansion, 2025
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Languages in use: Greek, Slavic, German
Commonly used in: Eastern Europe, Scandinavia
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Lucky Stork Stage 1 Expansion, 5,000 New Names and Gender Dataset (2025). Last verified 2026-08-29.
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