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Definitions for Alexander
ˌæl ɪgˈzæn dər, -ˈzɑn-alexan·der
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Alexander.
Princeton's WordNet
Alexander, Alexanders, black lovage, horse parsley, Smyrnium olusatrumnoun
European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb
Alexander, Alexander the Greatnoun
king of Macedon; conqueror of Greece and Egypt and Persia; founder of Alexandria (356-323 BC)
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alexandernoun
Alexanders: any of various umbellifers, often specifically Smyrnium olusatrum or Heracleum maximum, the cow parsnip
Alexandernoun
A male given name from Ancient Greek, most famously held by Alexander the Great.
Alexandernoun
A Scottish patronymic surname, anglicized from Scottish Gaelic Mac Alasdair.
Alexandernoun
A place in the United States. A city in Arkansas. A city in Iowa. A city in Kansas; named for early settler Alexander Harvey. A city in North Dakota; named for early North Dakota politician Alexander McKenzie. A town in Maine; named for British politician and financier Alexander Baring, 1st Baron Ashburton. A town and village New York; named for early settler Alexander Rea. An unincorporated community in Georgia; named for early settler Hugh Alexander. An unincorporated community in West Virginia; named for local lumber businessman John M. Alexander.
Alexandernoun
A community in Manitoba, Canada; named for early settler Alexander Speers.
Etymology: From Alexander, from Ἀλέξανδρος, from ἀλέξω + ἀνδρός, genitive of ἀνήρ.
Wikipedia
Alexander
Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history.Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Aleksander and Aleksandr. Related names and diminutives include Iskandar, Alec, Alek, Alex, Alexandre, Aleks, Aleksa and Sander; feminine forms include Alexandra, Alexandria, and Sasha.
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alexander
Alexander is primarily a masculine given name originated from the Greek name "Alexandros", which translates to "defender of the people" or "defender of mankind". It can also be used as a surname. Notable people with this name include Alexander the Great, the ancient Macedonian king, and Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone. The name carries various shortened forms and nicknames such as Alex, Xander, or Sandy.
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
ALEXANDER
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Alexander is ranked #118 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Alexander surname appeared 204,621 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 69 would have the surname Alexander.
58.1% or 119,069 total occurrences were White.
34% or 69,653 total occurrences were Black.
3.1% or 6,486 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
2.6% or 5,443 total occurrences were of two or more races.
1.2% or 2,537 total occurrences were Asian.
0.7% or 1,432 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Alexander' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3682
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Alexander in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Alexander in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of Alexander in a Sentence
It's not smart in terms of their longer-term interests, as they define them, to try and do things that might embarrass President Alexander Vershbow, yet they do Alexander Vershbow, because President Putin just can't resist sticking it to the Alexander Vershbow.
I was in a very, very tough place. I didn't want to be around. I didn't want to be here. I didn't know how society would view me, but it wasn't about society. It was about how I viewed Timothy Alexander.
Alexander Skarsgård will be back.
We’re taking the nomination process to a place it was never intended to go by the framers of the Constitution, alexander Hamilton would be rolling in his grave.
Alexander received more bravery of mind by the pattern of Achilles, than by hearing the definition of fortitude.
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Translations for Alexander
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- AlexandereCzech
- alexanderDanish
- AlexanderGerman
- ΑλέξανδροςGreek
- alexanderEsperanto
- AlejandroSpanish
- الکساندرPersian
- alexanderFinnish
- AlexandreFrench
- AlessandroItalian
- אלכסנדרHebrew
- アレキサンダーJapanese
- AlexanderLatin
- AlexanderDutch
- alexanderNorwegian
- AleksanderPolish
- alexanderPortuguese
- alexanderRomanian
- АлександрRussian
- alexanderSwedish
- அலெக்சாண்டர்Tamil
- alexanderYiddish
- 亞歷山大Chinese
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