Name Aleksander

Meaning:

he who wards off (other) men, defender of men

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About the name Aleksander in particular

Gender:	male
Languages of use:	Scandinavian, Albanian, Polish
Short forms:	Aleksa, Leka
US 2021 rank:	not in the Top 1000; other popularity lists see below
Similarly written:	Aleksandar, Aleksandr, Aleksandra, Aleksandra, Aleksandre, Aleksandrs, Alexander, Alexander, Alexzander Details

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About Alexander/Alexandra, the group of names with the same origin as Aleksander

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
Name variants:	Alejandra, Aleksandra, Aleksandra, Alena, Alesia, Alessa, Alessandra, Alessia, Alex, Alexa, Alexandra, Alexandrea, Alexandria, Alexandrina, Alexandrine, Alexane, Alexiane, Alja, Alondra, Lexi, Lexie, Sandra, Sandrina, Sandrine, Sandy, Sanja, Alasdair, Alec, Alejandro, Alek, Aleks, Aleksa, Aleksandar, Aleksander, Aleksandr, Aleksandre, Aleksandrs, Aleksej, Aleksio, Alesandro, Alessandro, Alex, Alexander, Alexander, Alexandr, Alexandre, Alexandro, Aléxandros, Alexandru, Alexzander, Alix, Jano, Leka, Lex, Olek, Sander, Sándor, Sandro, Sandro, Sandy, Santeri, Skender, Xander, Zander Sortable list Details

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