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Alexander (Greek: แผλฮญξανδρος) 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.
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
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 ...
[2] [3] [4] The name Alexandra was one of the epithets given to the Greek goddess Hera and as such is usually taken to mean "one who comes to save warriors". The earliest attested form of the name is the Mycenaean Greek ๐๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐ ๐จ (a-re-ka-sa-da-ra or / aleksandra /), written in the Linear B syllabic script. [5]
Alekos (Greek: Αλฮญκος) 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
Greek given names (3 C, 10 P) Pages in category "Given names of Greek language origin" The following 149 pages are in this category, out of 149 total.
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:
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