Aleksandr
Алекса́ндрCyrillic[ah-le-KSAHNDR]
«defender of men» Greek
From Greek Alexandros (alexō 'to defend' + anēr 'man'); borne by Alexander the Great and three Russian emperors.
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GenderMale
ElementFirethe main name day December 6 falls under Sagittarius (fire)
Passport spellingALEKSANDR
Pronunciationah-le-KSAHNDRАлекса́ндр
Popularity, Moscow#2 in 202531 463 children, 2015–20262015–2026
Patronymic for the next generationАлександрович / Александровна
English equivalentAlexander
Name days
January 8January 10January 14January 17January 31February 7February 17February 19February 20February 21March 6March 8March 10March 1492 more
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Saints with this name
- Александр (Блохин), мч. — September 17
- Александр, мч. — November 12
- Александр (Уксусов), мч. — December 6
- Александр (Зуев), мч. — June 20
- Александр — October 5
- Александр, мч., воин — June 23 · life
What family calls them
АлександрушкаАлексаняСаняСанюраСанютаСанюхаСанюшаАлексахаАлексашаСашаСашухаСашуляСашуняСашутаСашураШураШуруняАлексяАлексюхаАлексюшаАляАсяЛексаЛёксаЛексаняЛексашаШурикАлексСашенькаСанёкСашкаСанькаШурка
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The same name in other languages
| English | lang-sk|, lang-sv|Alexander |
| French | Alexandre |
| Spanish | Alejandro |
| Italian | Alessandro |
| Polish | Aleksander |
| Chinese | 亞歷山大 (трад.), 亚历山大 (упрощ.) [Yàlìshāndà] |
| Japanese | 守男 |
| Korean | 알렉산더 |
| Greek | Αλέξανδρος |