Alexander

Alexander is a male first name, the ancient Greek form is Ἀλέξανδρος Aléxandros. The name means something like " the (foreign) men ward off " or "protector".

The earliest evidence of Priam 's son in the Homeric Iliad, where rather than Paris is known today and may have received its name from the king of Wilusa Alaksandu. The most important bearers of the name is certainly Alexander the Great. For the female form see Alexandra.

Etymology

Output components of the ancient Greek name Ἀλέξανδρος ( Aléxandros ) are the verb ἀλέξειν ( alexein ) ( fend, protect, defend ) and the noun ὁ ἀνήρ (ho Aner ) ( Man, man), whose genitive singular ἀνδρός (Andros ) is.

Development of the German name

Unlike other Greek names that found their way into the German vocabulary of Christianity (eg Georg / Jörg / Jürgen von Georgios = farmer ), it was with Alexander the less ecclesiastical name that spread the use of the German. Rather, Alexander the Great ( 356-323 BC ), King of Macedonia, the namesake - here, of course, in turn, is not so much the historical figure, but the hero of the so-called Alexander romance. So first was mighty noble and patrician circles Alexander in reading a popular first name.

In the 17th century the name came out of fashion and was only revived in the Romantic ( eg Alexander von Humboldt ). In the German -speaking area developed in the late Middle Ages, from Alexander the short forms Sander, Xander and Zander.

Dissemination

Already at the beginning of the 20th century, the name Alexander was in use in Germany, but not widespread. From the middle of the century, then increased his popularity. From the mid-seventies to the mid- nineties, the name was almost universally among the ten most- awarded Young names of each year. Since the millennium its popularity has declined significantly again.

Variants

  • German - Alexander, Alex, Sander ( MHG )
  • Albanian - Lekë, Aleksander, Sander, Skender
  • Amharic - Eskender
  • Arab - Iskandar, Skandar, Skander, Skender
  • Bosnian - Skender, Aleksandar, Aco, Saša, Aleksa, Sandro
  • Bulgarian - Александър ( Aleksander ), Сашо ( Sasho )
  • Catalan - Alexandre, Àlex, Xandre, Alejandro
  • Danish - Aleksander, Alexander
  • English - Alexander, Alec, Alex, Lex, Alexis, Ali, Zander, Xander
  • Estonian - Aleksander, Sander
  • Finnish - Aleksanteri, Aleksi, Alexi, Santeri
  • French - Alexandre, Alexis, Alex
  • Galician - Alexandre, Álex
  • Greek - Αλέξανδρος ( Alexandros ), Alexis, Alekos, Aleka, Aki
  • Hebrew - אלכסנדר (Alexander)
  • Hindi - Sikandar
  • Icelandic - Alexander
  • Irish - Alasandar
  • Italian - Alessandro, Leandro, ale, Sandro, Alessio
  • Yiddish - סענדער - transmitter, Senderl
  • Kazakh - Ескендір ( Eskendir )
  • Croatian - Aleksandar Aco, Acika, Saša, Sale
  • Kurdish - Iskender
  • Latvian - Aleksandrs
  • Lithuanian - Aleksandra
  • Luxembourgish - Alex, Alexis, Lex
  • Macedonian - Александар, Алек, Аце, Ацо, Сашо, Сандо
  • Malay - Iskandar
  • Malayalam - ചാണ്ടി ( Chandy )
  • Maltese - Lixandru
  • Dutch - Alexander, Alex, Lex, Sander, Sanne, Xander, hiking
  • Norwegian - Alexander, Aleksander
  • Persian - Eskandar
  • Polish - Aleksander, Aleks, Olek
  • Portuguese - Alexandre, Alexandro, Alex, Xano, Xande, Xanocas
  • Romanian - Alexandru, Alec, Alex, All, Alecu, Sandu
  • Russian - Александр ( Aleksandr ), Саша ( Sascha ) Сашка ( Sasha ), Сашуля ( Saschulja ) Сашок ( Saschok ) Саня ( Sanja ), Санька ( sanjka ) Санёк ( Sanjok ) Санечка ( Sanjetschka ) Санюша ( Sanjuscha ), Шура ( Shura ), Шурик ( Schurik ) Алекс ( Alex), Алексей ( Aljeksej ) Алёша ( Alyosha )
  • Sanskrit - Alekchendra
  • Scottish - Alasdair, Alastair, Alistair, Alisdair
  • Serbian - Александар ( Aleksandar ), Аца ( Aca ), Саша ( Saša ) Алекса ( Aleksa )
  • Slovak - Alexander, Aleš
  • Slovenian - Aleš, Sandi, Sanja, Sandra, Saša, Sašo
  • Spanish - Alejandro, Ale, Alejo, Jandro
  • Swedish - Alexander
  • Turkish - Iskender
  • Czech - Alexandr, Alex, Saša
  • Ukrainian - Олександр ( Oleksandr ) Сашко ( Sashko ) Олесь ( Oles '), Олеґ ( Oleg )
  • Hungarian - Sándor
  • Urdu (Pakistan ) - Sikander
  • Uzbek - Iskandar
  • White russian - Аляксандр ( Aliaksandr ) Алесь ( Ales ) Алелька ( Alyel'ka )
  • Alexandris

The female version of Alexander is Alexandra.

Name Days

  • 06 January (Protestant; Memorial of Alexander Ekkel martyr of Karaganda )
  • February 26 ( Catholic; anniversary of Patriarch Alexander of Alexandria )
  • March 16 (Orthodox, the feast of Pope Alexanderi. )
  • March 18 ( Catholic, Memorial of Bishop Alexander of Cappadocia )
  • April 22 ( Coptic; Memorial of Alexander of Alexandria )
  • May 03, ( Catholic, Memorial of Alexander I ( Bishop of Rome) and of Alexander of Rome ( Martyrs ) )
  • May 13 ( orthodox; Memorial of Alexander Martyr of Rome)
  • May 29 ( Catholic, Martyr's Memorial and Ostiariers Alexander)
  • July 10 ( Catholic, Memorial of Alexander of Rome)
  • July 17 (Catholic; anniversary of Alexius of Edessa )
  • August 11 ( Catholic, Memorial of Bishop Alexander, Koehler )
  • August 18 (Catholic; anniversary of Pope Alexander VI. )
  • August 26 ( Catholic, Memorial of Martyr Alexander of Bergamo, a warrior of the Theban Legion )
  • August 30 ( Catholic,. Anniversary of Pope Alexander III)
  • October 11th ( Catholic, Memorial of Bishop Alexander Sauli )
  • October 20th (Catholic; Remembrance of the monk Jacob Franz Alexander Kern )
  • November 14 (Orthodox, liturgical memorial of Grand Prince Alexander Nevsky Yaroslavich )
  • November 30 ( Protestant; Memorial of Alexander Roussel martyr )
  • December 22 (Orthodox, Memorial of Alexander of Cappadocia )

Well-known bearers of the name

First name

  • Alexander Becker (* 1991), German handball player
  • Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922), Scottish inventor
  • Alexander Borodin Porfirjewitsch (1833-1887), Russian composer
  • Alexander Dubček (1921-1992), Czechoslovak politician
  • Alexander Fleming (1881-1955), Scottish bacteriologist
  • Alexander Gray (1882-1968), Scottish economist, poet and translator
  • Hermann Alexander (* 1991), Austrian handball player
  • Job Alexander (* 1976), German handball player and coach
  • Alexander Kluge ( born 1932 ), German filmmaker
  • Mierzwa Alexander (* 1972), German handball player
  • Alexander Oelze (* 1983), German handball player
  • Alexander Pope (1688-1744), English poet
  • Alexander Pushkin (1799-1837), Russian poet
  • Schmorell Alexander (1917-1943), German resistance fighter
  • Alexander Solzhenitsyn (1918-2008), Russian writer
  • Alexander Schalk - Golodkowski (* 1932), German industrialist
  • Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859), German naturalist
  • Alex Sandro (* 1991), Brazilian footballer

Ruler

Other bearers of the name

( Chronologically )

  • Alexander of Pherae († 358 BC), tyrant in the Thessalian city Pherai
  • Alexander (son of Polyperchon ) ( ~ 334-314 BC), the Macedonian commander
  • Alexander (son of Demetrios ) ( ~ 303-246/240 BC ), son of Demetrius Poliorketes
  • Alexander ( son of Lysimachus ) ( † probably 277 BC ), son of Lysimachus, regent of Macedonia
  • Alexandros (son of Achaeus ), governor of the Seleucids in the third century BC
  • Alexander polymath (~ 110-40 BC ), Greek author, one of the main sources of the elder Pliny
  • Alexandros ( Satyrspieldichter ), Greek dramatist
  • Alexander (son of Aristobulus ) ( ~ 80-49 BC), son of the Jewish king Aristobulus II
  • Alexander ( martyr ) ( † 172), Christian martyr and saint
  • Alexander of Rome ( martyred ) ( † 130 ), Roman martyr
  • Alexander von Abonuteichos (~ 105-175 ), ancient priests and mystics
  • Alexandros Aetolus, (c. 315 BC in Pleuron ) was a grammarian and poet
  • Alexander of Aphrodisias ( 2nd turn of the 3rd century ), Greek philosopher
  • Alexander von Lykonpolis (often Lycopolis ), ancient Greek philosopher ( Neoplatonist ); lived in the late 3rd century AD
  • Alexius of Edessa († 417 AD) Roman saint
  • Alexandros Psalidios ( 6th century ), East Roman taxman
  • Alexander of Tralles (~ 525-605 ), Greek physician of the 6th century
  • Alexander of Hales (~ 1185-1245 ), English scholastics
  • Alexander Ypsilanti (1725-1807), Greek - Romanian scholar
  • Alexander Friedrich Karl von Württemberg (1771-1833), Russian politician and General
  • Alexandros Mavrokordatos (1791-1865), Prime Minister of Greece
  • Alexander Ypsilanti (1792-1828), General in the fight for the independence of Greece
  • Alexander Paul Ludwig Konstantin von Württemberg (1804-1885), Prince of Württemberg
  • Alexander Friedrich Wilhelm of Württemberg (1840-1881), Duke of Württemberg

Biblical people

In the New Testament five people with the name Alexander are mentioned:

  • A son of Simon of Cyrene ( Mk 15, 21)
  • A high priest (Acts 4, 6)
  • A Jew from Ephesus (Acts 19, 33 )
  • One of Paul outlaw Christ ( 1 Tim 1, 20 )
  • A blacksmith at the time of the Apostle Paul (2 Tim 4, 14 )
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