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Alek is a given name and alternative form of Alec. Notable people with the name include: Alek Bédard (born 1996), Canadian curler; Alek D. Epstein (born 1975), Russian-Israeli sociologist of culture and politics; Alek Dzhabrailov (1976–2009), Chechen human rights activist
Alec or Aleck is a Scottish form of the given name Alex. [1] It may be a shortened form of the name Alexander or a given name in its own right. Notable people with the name include:
The name "Macedonians", in order to colloquially mean the Greek soldiers (etc) that Alexander the Great was first the hegemon of, is being used by – at least – contemporary sources when referring to the Hellenistic period, as the ancient Macedonian army, including the famous somatophylakes (e. g. Lysimachus) and, later, the diadochi [71] of ...
Alexander (Greek: Ἀλέξανδρος) is a male name of Greek origin. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. [1] Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Aleksander, Oleksandr, Oleksander, Aleksandr, and Alekzandr.
Aleks is a given name and alternative form of Alec or Alex. Notable people with the name include: Aleks Buda (1910–1993), Albanian historian; Aleks Çaçi (1916–1989), Albanian author; Aleks Danko (born 1950), Australian sculptor; Aleks Tarn (born 1955), Russian journalist and writer; Aleks Paunovic (born 1969), Canadian actor
Modern Greek art, after the establishment of the Greek Kingdom, began to be developed around the time of Romanticism. Greek artists absorbed many elements from their European colleagues, resulting in the culmination of the distinctive style of Greek Romantic art, inspired by revolutionary ideals as well as the country's geography and history.
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Alekos (Greek: Αλέκος) is a masculine given name, a diminutive of Alexander, which may refer to: Alekos Alavanos (born 1950), Greek politician, member of the Hellenic Parliament; Alekos Alekou (born 1983), Cypriot football striker who played for Aris Limassol; Alekos Alexandrakis (1928–2005), famous Greek actor