Alexander
Alexander is a timeless classic of ancient Greek heritage, most famously borne by Alexander the Great. It is recognized and respected worldwide, seamlessly crossing linguistic and cultural borders. For parents, it delivers an ideal blend of heroic strength, historical prestige, and cosmopolitan flair.
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International equivalents and translations
Origin and etymology of the name
Scholarly onomastic and linguistic analysisAlexander translates to 'defender of men' or more broadly 'protector of people'.
Detailed Slovak etymology analysis
Pochádza zo starogréckeho mena Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros), sprostredkovaného latinskou podobou Alexander. Prvá zložka súvisí so slovesom ἀλέξω (aléxō, „brániť, ochraňovať“), druhá s kmeňom ἀνδρ- (andr-) podstatného mena ἀνήρ (anḗr, „muž“; genitív ἀνδρός, andrós). Meno sa tradične vykladá ako „obranca mužov“, voľnejšie „ochranca ľudí“.
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ALEXANDER
100% identical to original formNo diacritics (ASCII)
Universal international spelling25 foreign variants
Česky, Anglicky, Maďarsky- •Zápis bez diakritiky – 100 % zhodný s medzinárodnými pasmi, letenkami a cudzími klávesnicami.
- •Univerzálna výslovnosť – neobsahuje zhluky hlások náročné pre cudzincov.
- •Globálne rozšírené meno – má priame ekvivalenty vo viac než 10 svetových jazykoch.
- •Dlhšie meno (4 slabiky) môže byť v rýchlej medzinárodnej komunikácii skracované.
Name days and calendars
Dates in Slovak and international calendarsV slovenčine sa vyslovuje [aleksander], s prízvukom na prvej slabike. Písmeno x označuje skupinu hlások [ks]; d pred e sa vyslovuje tvrdo. V nepriamych pádoch vypadáva posledné e: Alexandra, Alexandrovi, Alexandrom.
Grammar & Cases
Overview of grammatical cases for greetings, cards, and official useDiminutives and pet forms
Affectionate and family nicknamesNotable figures named Alexander
29People connected to this name according to Wikidata and editorial sources.
King of Macedonia who conquered the Persian Empire and established one of the largest empires in ancient history.
American Founding Father and statesman (1755/1757–1804)
Russian writer, publicist, poet and politician (1918–2008)
Prussian geographer, naturalist and explorer (1769-1859)
pope of the Catholic Church 1492–1503 from the Borgia family (1430/32-1503)
Slovak politician who served as the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia and leader of the Prague Spring.
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„Meno Aleksandar sa tradične vykladá ako „obranca mužov“ alebo voľnejšie „ochranca ľudí“.“
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