Alexander
Alexander means From Ancient Greek Aléxandros — 'to defend' + 'man' — traditionally 'defender of man'.
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| Gender | boy |
| Origin | Greek |
| Language | English |
| Starts with | A |
Names with a similar meaning
Names that share a word with “From Ancient Greek Aléxandros — 'to defend' + 'man' — traditionally 'defender of man'”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.
- Lucas — From Ancient Greek Loukâs, via Latin Lucas
- William — Will, desire + helmet, protection — traditionally 'resolute protector'
- Rishi — Meanings families give: Sage, wise one; Sage, a holy seer who perceives divine truth; Sage, seer, enlightened one; Ancient sage, wise one
- Kiaan — Ancient, king
- Kian — King, ancient, grace of God
- Kiyana — Ancient, time, God
Where this comes from
Alexander has no entry in the classical Sanskrit dictionary we check against, which is common for modern and non-Sanskrit names. Its meaning comes from our compiled name corpus, the least-sourced dataset on this site — we say so plainly on Sources & methodology rather than implying an authority we cannot name.