Updated June 9, 2019

Boy name origins & meanings

  • Persian : Defends mankind; a variation of Alexander

Boy name variations

Eskander
Alexandre
Alejandro
Aleksandr
Aleksander
Aleksy
Oles
Lyaksandro
Aleksanteri
Aleksi
Elek
Sandor
Iskender
Alekanekelo
Alexandrukas

Family name origins & meanings

  • Italian (Sicily) : regional variant of Alessi.
  • Czech (Aleš) : from a short form of the personal names Alexis, Albert, Albrecht, or Alexandr.
  • Slovenian (Aleš) : from the personal name Aleš, a derivative of Latin Alexius (see Alexis).

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