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The name Alexander originates from the Ancient Greek: Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros; 'defending men' [2] or 'protector of men'). It is a compound of the verb ἀλέξειν (aléxein; 'to ward off, avert, defend') [3] and the noun ἀνήρ (anḗr, genitive: ἀνδρός, andrós; meaning 'man').
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Alexey (Russian: Алексей, romanized: Aleksey [ɐlʲɪkˈsʲej]; Bulgarian: Алексей [ɐlɛkˈsɛj]), [check Bulgarian stress] is a Russian and Bulgarian male given name derived from the Greek Aléxios (Αλέξιος), meaning "Defender", and thus of the same origin as the Latin Alexius.
Alexandra; Pronunciation / ˌ æ l ɪ ɡ ˈ z æ n d r ə,-ˈ z ɑː n-/ AL-ig-ZA(H)N-drə: Gender: Female: Language(s) From the Greek Alexandra, the female form of Alexandros, from alexein meaning "to ward off, keep off, turn away, defend, protect" and aner meaning "man"
13. Carlos. The name Carlos is a Spanish variation of Charles, meaning “man.” The moniker rose in popularity in Spain in the 1980s, according to Baby Center, and has maintained a top spot ever ...
It is an example of the widespread motif of Greek (or Indo-European more generally) names expressing "battle-prowess", in this case the ability to withstand or push back an enemy battle line. The earliest attested form of the name is the Mycenaean Greek feminine noun a-re-ka-sa-da-ra, (transliterated as Alexandra), written in Linear B syllabic ...
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