Alexandros

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Alexandros is a Greek given name, most famously borne by Alexander the Great, and is the Hellenic form of the name Alejandro/Alexander.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Greek masculine given name
given name
associatedWithHistoricalFigure Alexander the Great
cognateWith Alejandro
Alessandro
Alexander
Alexandre
etymologyComponent ἀλέξω (alexo, “to defend, to help”)
ἀνήρ (aner, genitive ἀνδρός, andros, “man”)
gender masculine
hasAlternativeTransliteration Alexandros
Alexandros (with tonos on é in Greek: Aléxandros)
linked to: Alexandros
hasFeminineForm Alexandra
hasGreekAlphabetForm Αλέξανδρος
linked to: Alexandros
hasLatinAlphabetForm Alexandros
hasShortForm Alekos
Alex
Sandro
hasVariant Alejandro
Alessandro
Alexander
Alexandre
Iskandar
linked to: Eskandar
isHellenicFormOf Alejandro
Alexander
languageOfOrigin Greek
meaning defender of men
protector of men
nameDayObservedIn Greek Orthodox tradition
nameType first name
notableBearer Alexander the Great
notableBearerDescription Alexander the Great was king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon
linked to: Alexander the Great
originatesFromCulture Hellenic culture
semanticField masculinity
protection
warrior
usageRegion Cyprus
Greece
Greek diaspora communities
usedSinceHistoricalPeriod Classical antiquity
writingSystem Greek alphabet

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Alejandro hasVariant Alexandros
Alexandre hasEtymologicalRoot Alexandros
Aleksander derivedFrom Alexandros
Alexandros Papagos givenName Alexandros
subject linked to: Papagos
Alexandrina etymologicalRoot Alexandros
Alexandra derivedFrom Alexandros
Alexandra relatedName Alexandros
Alexandre derivedFrom Alexandros
subject linked to: Alexandre (Portuguese)
Alexandros hasModernGreekForm Alexandros (Αλέξανδρος)
subject linked to: Alexandros (Greek)
linked to: Alexandros
Alexander the Great birthName Alexandros
subject linked to: Alexandros (Greek)
Alexandros hasVariantSpelling Aléxandros
subject linked to: Alexandros (Greek)
linked to: Alexandros
Alexandros hasTransliteration Alexandros
subject linked to: Alexandros (Greek)
Alexandros hasLatinAlphabetForm Alexandros
Alexandros hasGreekAlphabetForm Αλέξανδρος
linked to: Alexandros
Alexandros hasAlternativeTransliteration Alexandros (with tonos on é in Greek: Aléxandros)
linked to: Alexandros
Alejandra etymologicalOrigin Alexandros
Aleksandar etymologicallyUltimatelyFrom Ancient Greek name Alexandros
linked to: Alexandros
Sándor derivedFrom Alexandros
Sondra etymologicalRoot Alexandros
Alexandros Tombazis givenName Alexandros