Alexander

English

/ˌæ.lɨɡˈzæn.dɚ/, /ˌæ.lɨɡˈzɑːn.də/, [ˌæ.lɨɡˈzeən.dɚ], [ˌæ.lɨɡˈzeən.də]

proper noun

Definitions

most famously held by .
anglicized from .
(place in US).
(community in Manitoba).

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Alexander derived from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (the man who repels, Alexander) root from Proto-Indo-European *h₂lek- (defend, protect, ward off, close).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₂lek-

Gloss

defend, protect, ward off, close

Concept

Semantic Field

Warfare and hunting

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Aleister English
Alejandro English
Alex English
Alexandros English
Aleksanteri Finnish
aleksanterinleivos Finnish
Alexander Latin
Alexandrus Latin
ulciscor Latin
Alessandro Italian
Александр Russian
Alejandro Spanish, Castilian
Αλέξανδρος Ancient Greek
Σιτάλκης Ancient Greek
ἀλέξω Ancient Greek
ἀλκή Ancient Greek
ἀνήρ Ancient Greek
ἀνδρός Ancient Greek
ἄναλκις Ancient Greek
Ἀλέξανδρος Ancient Greek
Ἀλεξάνδρεια Ancient Greek
Ἀλεξανδρῖνος Ancient Greek
Ἀλκίνοος Ancient Greek
Ἀλκίφρων Ancient Greek
Ἀλκαμένης Ancient Greek
Ἀλκαῖος Ancient Greek
Ἀλκμήνη Ancient Greek
Ἄλκηστις Ancient Greek
*h₂lek- Proto-Indo-European
*h₂lek-s- Proto-Indo-European
*lewk- Proto-Indo-European
Alexander Portuguese
Alexandre Portuguese
*algōną Proto-Germanic
*alhs Proto-Germanic
アレクサンダー Japanese
アレクサンダー大王 Japanese
रक्षा Sanskrit
रक्षिका Sanskrit
Alexandr Czech
إِسْكَنْدَر Arabic
إِسْكَنْدَر‎ Arabic
الإسكندر Arabic
Alexandre Catalan, Valencian
Alexandru Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
اسکندر Persian
Αλέξανδρος Greek (modern)
Alexander Cebuano
Alaxander Old Irish
Aleksandur Faroese
A Lịch Sơn Vietnamese
Alexanđê Vietnamese
Leka Albanian
אלכסנדר Hebrew (modern)
ꜣrwksjndrs Egyptian
亞歷山大 Chinese
*Hrakš- Proto-Indo-Iranian
Аляксандр Belarusian
Alexandru Asturian
Lissandri Friulian
Олександръ Old East Slavic
*aléksō Proto-Hellenic