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Definitions for Alexander
ˌæl ɪgˈzæn dər, -ˈzɑn-alexan·der

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. 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

  2. Alexander, Alexander the Greatnoun

    king of Macedon; conqueror of Greece and Egypt and Persia; founder of Alexandria (356-323 BC)

Wiktionary

  1. alexandernoun

    Alexanders: any of various umbellifers, often specifically Smyrnium olusatrum or Heracleum maximum, the cow parsnip

  2. Alexandernoun

    A male given name from Ancient Greek, most famously held by Alexander the Great.

  3. Alexandernoun

    A Scottish patronymic surname, anglicized from Scottish Gaelic Mac Alasdair.

  4. 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.

  5. Alexandernoun

    A community in Manitoba, Canada; named for early settler Alexander Speers.

  6. Etymology: From Alexander, from Ἀλέξανδρος, from ἀλέξω + ἀνδρός, genitive of ἀνήρ.

Wikipedia

  1. 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.

ChatGPT

  1. 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

  1. 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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  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Alexander' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3682

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Alexander in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Alexander in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Alexander in a Sentence

  1. Shane Marshall:

    The' Alexander Hamilton' family stands for tolerance, compassion, inclusivity and certainly LGBTQ + rights.

  2. Joy Black:

    It was a pretty normal conversation actually : I told him I was getting food with my friends at our favorite restaurant, and he said,' I love you very much.' And then he said,' I'll be unavailable for two to three days.' Which I found out was for the operation Alexander John-Robert Drueke were doing.

  3. Josh Boykin:

    Kristopher Alexander're exploring a world, Kristopher Alexander're helping people find items and cooking and crafting and whatever. But it's just this big open soft world where nope, nothing, dies and Kristopher Alexander don't have to hurt anything, it's wonderful.

  4. Lindsey Graham:

    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.

  5. Vadim Ghirda/AP:

    The municipal ‘ life support system ’ of the capital is operating normally. Currently, 30 % of consumers are without electricity. Due to emergency shutdowns, alexander Ermochenko/Reuters Kyiv residents have water and heat.

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