| Group info: | | Meaning/translation, female: | defender of men |
| Meaning/translation, male: | he who wards off (other) men, defender of men |
| Language of origin: | Old Greek |
| Info about origin, male: | famous as the name of Alexander the Great, King of Macedonia (356 to 323 BC) |
| | until now there were 8 popes with this name |
| Words: | alexein = to ward off, to defend Old Greek |
| | aner = the man Old Greek |
| Topics: | Greek mythology, Popes |
| Variants' top ranks: | 1:Alexander Germany 1997, 1:Alejandro Spain 2011, 1:Aleksandar Bulgaria 2023, 1:Alexander Moscow 2014, 1:Sandra Switzerland 1987, 2:Alexandre France 1997, 2:Alessandro Italy 2021, 2:Sander Norway 1998, 2:Alexandru Romania 2009, 2:Aleksandre Georgia 2023 |
| Somehow related to: | Alexis/Alexis, Alistair |
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| Name variants: All variants, grouped by language of use | | Language | Female Variants | Male Variants |
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| German | Alexa, Alexandra, Alexandrina, Alexandrine, Sandra, Sandrina, Sanja | Alex, Alexander, Jano, Lex, Sander, Xander |
| Scandinavian | Alexandra | Aleksander, Sander |
| English | Alex, Alexa, Alexandra, Alexandrea, Alexandria, Lexi, Lexie, Sandra, Sandy | Alec, Alek, Alex, Alexander, Alexandro, Alexzander, Alix, Lex, Sandy, Zander |
| French | Alexane, Alexiane, Sandrine | Alexandre |
| Portuguese | Alexandra | |
| Dutch | Alexandra | Alexander, Sander |
| Spanish | Alejandra, Alexandra, Alondra | Alejandro, Alex |
| Italian | Alessa, Alessandra, Alessia, Sandra, Sandrina | Alessandro, Sandro |
| Finnish | | Santeri |
| Romanian | | Alexandru |
| Slovenian | Alja | Aleks, Aleksej |
| Serbo-Croatian | | Aleksa |
| Latvian | | Aleksandrs |
| Scottish | | Alasdair |
| Russian | Aleksandra, Alena, Sanja | Aleksandr, Alexander |
| Polish | Aleksandra | Aleksander, Olek |
| Slavic | Aleksandra | Aleksandar |
| Albanian | Alesia | Aleksander, Aleksio, Alesandro, Leka, Skender |
| Czech | Alexandra | Alexandr |
| Hungarian | Alexandra | Sándor |
| Greek | Alexandra | Aléxandros |
| Georgian | | Aleksandre, Sandro |
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| Name variants: 26 female and 38 male name variants, sorted by name and gender | | Name | Languages of Use |
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| Alejandra | Spanish |
| Aleksandra | Polish, Slavic |
| Aleksandra | Russian |
| Alena | Russian |
| Alesia | Albanian |
| Alessa | Italian |
| Alessandra | Italian |
| Alessia | Italian |
| Alex | English |
| Alexa | German, English |
| Alexandra | German, Spanish, Portuguese, English, Scandinavian, Dutch, Hungarian, Czech, Greek |
| Alexandrea | English |
| Alexandria | English |
| Alexandrina | German |
| Alexandrine | German |
| Alexane | French |
| Alexiane | French |
| Alja | Slovenian |
| Alondra | Spanish |
| Lexi | English |
| Lexie | English |
| Sandra | German, Italian, English |
| Sandrina | German, Italian |
| Sandrine | French |
| Sandy | English |
| Sanja | German, Russian |
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