This is another name of the Greek hero Paris and it also appears in the Bible.

Meaning of alexander baby name. From the Latin form of the Greek name Alexandros. Alexander is the Latinized form of the ancient Greek name Alexandros composed of the elements alexein meaning to defend and andros meaning man warrior in the possessive sense which brings us to the full meaning of Alessandro. Alexandra is a girls name of Greek origin meaning defending men.

Alexander originates in Greek language and means defender of man. Origin of the name Alexander. So why not use the filters to choose a name from our baby name finder.

Alex means defending men from ancient Greek aléxeinἀλέξειν to defendhelp anērἀνήρ man. Welcome To Baby Name Finder. But so many names would mean so much confusion right.

The defender of mankind has been in popular demandand in the top 12since 2005 according to Social Security. The country where the first name Alexander is the most common is. On the country in which you live.

Save to My Favorites. Nicknames for Alexander include Alex Xander and Sasha. Historically Alexander Graham Bell comes to mind.

Hence defender or helper of mankind. Some of these alternate spellings include Alejandro Alessandro and Alexzander. Alex is a short form of Alexander and Alexandra.