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Origin:
greek
Name Root:
aléxō anḗr / andrós > Aléxandros
Meaning:*
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Aléxandros (Ᾰ̓λέξᾰνδρος),” composed of two elements: “aléxō ‎(ἀλέξω)” (keep off, turn aside, guard, protect, defend, help) plus “anḗr ‎(ἀνήρ) andrós ‎(ἀνδρός)” (man “adult male,” husband). In turn, the name means “defender of men, protector of men.” This definition is an example of the widespread reason of Greek (or Indo-European more generally) names expressing “battle-prowess,” in this case, the ability to resist or push back an enemy battle line. The earliest attested form of the name is the Mycenaean Greek feminine anthroponym (the name of a person) “arekasadara” transcribed as “Alexandra,” written in the Linear B syllabic script. The name was one of the titles or epithets given to the Greek goddess Hera and, as such, usually understood as “one who comes to save warriors.” The most famous connection to this root is Alexander the Great, who created one of the greatest empires in ancient history.

Usage

danish
danish
dutch
dutch
english
english
finnish
finnish
french
french
german
german
icelandic
icelandic
irish
irish
italian
italian
norwegian
norwegian
portuguese
portuguese
romanian
romanian
swedish
swedish

Use in other languages

italian
danish
english
finnish
Italian (Medieval)
norwegian
swedish
catalan
spanish
bulgarian
croatian
estonian
faroese
german
latvian
lithuanian
macedonian
polish
russian
serbian
slovene
breton
basque
czech
dutch
french
hungarian (magyar)
icelandic
irish
portuguese
romanian
scottish
slovak
welsh
galician
greek
frisian
old danish
old swedish
ukrainian
albanian
bosnian
portuguese (brazilian)
hawaiian
latin
old english (anglo-saxon)
arabic
iranian
georgian
filipino
esperanto
belarusian
turkish
greenlandic
armenian
middle english
old french
middle french
ancient greek

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Popularity & Ranking

United States Ranking #190


Namedoctor Weekly Ranking #2140

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New Age Curiosities

Numerological Values: #8

A person with name-number 8 is ambitious, confident, practical and has a great ability to execute plans. They are achievers and seek to reach the top of their field through hard work.

Chakra Number: #8
Chakra "Etheric Body"

At the base of the skull or Cerebellum and is also found to be linked to the causal chakra just above the crown chakra to the left in the etheric body. This center enables the individual to achieve advanced out-of-body projection, etheric projection, spiritual perception, and spiritual wisdom. I use the word spiritual here because these abilities and ideas are larger than the self and the earth and is were the ability of remote viewing resides.

Color meaning: Black

Black is the color of the hidden, the secretive and the unknown, creating an air of mystery. It keeps things bottled up inside, hidden from the world. In color psychology the meaning of the color black is protection from external emotional stress. It creates a barrier between itself and the outside world, providing comfort while protecting its emotions and feelings, and hiding its vulnerabilities, insecurities and lack of self-confidence. In times of fear and uncertainty black contains the energy of the threatening unknown. In a positive state, black is seen as a restful emptiness into which anything may emerge and disappear once again. It is also mysterious, providing a sense of potential and possibility.

Name Songs

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