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ORIGIN

Greek

MEANING

Defender of mankind

Alexander the Great brought worldwide attention to the name in the 4th century BC. Since then, three emperors, numerous kings and saints, and eight popes have taken the name. Has steadily increased in popularity since 1959. Historically, Alexander Graham Bell comes to mind.

VARIATIONS

Alexis  Alexandra  Alexandria 

ALTERNATIVES

Aleksandr  Alexzander  Alexandre  Aleksandar  Aleksander  Alixandre 

NICKNAMES

Alik  Xander  Alex 

FAMOUS Alexanders

Alexander Ovechkin (Russian hockey player)  Shaun Alexander (football player)  Jason Alexander (actor) 

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