Origin and meaning of Alexander

Alexander
Greek
Male
protector of mankind
Meaning&Origin
Alexander is a Greek boys name.
The meaning of the name is `protector of mankind `.
Where is it used?
The name Alexander is mainly used in English, German and in Dutch.
It is an abbreviated form of
Alondra, used in Spanish.
Sandra, used in Italian and in English.
Sandro, used in Italian.
Santeri, used in Finnish.
Aleksi, used in Finnish
How do they say it elsewhere?
Oleksander (In Ukrainian)
Iskender (In Turkish)
Alejandro (In Spanish)
Alistair (In Scottish)
Alasdair (In Scottish)
Aleksandr (In Russian)
Alexandru (In Romanian)
Aleksander (In Polish, Croatian and in Serbian)
Sender (In Jewish)
Alessandro (In Italian)
Alastar (In Irish)
Sándor (In Hungarian)
Alexandros (In Greek and in Ancient Greek)
Alexandre (In French, Portuguese and in Hungarian)
Aleksanteri (In Finnish)
Aleksandro (In Esperanto)
Alexa (In English)
Alexandr (In Czech)
Aleksandar (In Bulgarian)
See also
In Polish: Olek
In English: Lexa
In English: Zander
In English: Alex
In English: Lex
In Dutch: Xander
For the opposite sex use:
In Spanish: Alejandra (F)
In Russian, Polish, Serbian and in Bulgarian: Aleksandra (F)
In Italian: Alessandra (F)
In German, Scandinavian, Dutch, English, Greek, Portuguese, Romanian, Czech, Hungarian and in Ancient Greek: Alexandra (F)
In English: Alexandrea (F)
In English: Alexandria (F)
Statistics
The name Alexander was given to 17800 babies in the USA in 2004. Alexander was the number 19 name that year. In 2005, the name was given to 17634 babies making it the number 15 name that year.
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