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Bearing no suffix, it is produced suppletively and always has the declension noun ending for both males and females, thus making short forms of certain unisex names indistinguishable: for example, Sasha (Russian: Саша) is the short name for both the masculine name Aleksandr (Alexander) and the feminine form Aleksandra (Alexandra).
This name is especially common in Europe, where it is used by both females and males as a diminutive of Alexandra and Alexander, respectively. Despite its popularity in informal usage, the name is rarely recorded on birth certificates in countries such as Belarus, the Czech Republic, Russia, Slovakia, and Ukraine, as it is considered a ...
Alexander I (Russian: Александр I Павлович, romanized: Aleksandr I Pavlovich, IPA: [ɐlʲɪkˈsandr ˈpavləvʲɪtɕ]; 23 December [O.S. 12 December] 1777 – 1 December [O.S. 19 November] 1825), [a] [2] nicknamed "the Blessed", [b] was Emperor of Russia from 1801, the first king of Congress Poland from 1815, and the grand duke of Finland from 1809 to his death in 1825.
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').
Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov (1883–1946), Russian composer who wrote the musical score to the National Anthem of the Soviet Union Anatoly Nikolayevich Alexandrov (1888-1982), Soviet composer and People's Artist of the USSR
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.
A. Abagor; Abamon; Abataly; Abelyar; Abid; Abnody; Abram (name) Aburom; Afanasy; Agafangel; Agafon; Agafonik; Agafopod; Agafopus; Agap; Agapion; Agapit; Agapy; Agat ...
The system of Russian forms of addressing is used in Russian languages to indicate relative social status and the degree of respect between speakers. Typical language for this includes using certain parts of a person's full name, name suffixes , and honorific plural , as well as various titles and ranks.