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{{About|the male first name}}
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{{Infobox given name
|name          = Alexander
|image         = Istanbul - Museo archeol. - Alessandro Magno (firmata Menas) - sec. III a.C. - da Magnesia - Foto G. Dall'Orto 28-5-2006 b-n.jpg
|caption       = Statue of [[Alexander the Great]], whose fame popularized the name's use throughout Europe and Asia
|pronunciation = {{IPAc-en|ˌ|æ|l|ɪ|g|ˈ|z|æ|n|d|ər}} {{respell|AL|ig|ZAN|dər}}<br>{{IPA|grc|aléksandros|lang|link=yes}}<br>{{IPA|el|aˈleksanðros|label=[[Modern Greek]]:}}<br>{{IPA|cs|ˈalɛksandr|lang}}<br>{{IPA|de|alɛkˈsandɐ|lang}}<br>{{IPA|pl|alɛkˈsandɛr|lang}}<br>{{IPA|ru|ɐlʲɪkˈsandr|lang}}<br>{{IPA|sh|aleksǎːndar, alěksaːn-|lang}}<br>{{IPA|sv|alɛkˈsǎnːdɛr|lang}}
|gender        = Male
|name day      = August 30
|origin        = Via [[Latin]] ''Alexander'', originally from the [[Greek language|Greek]] {{lang|grc|Ἀλέξανδρος}} (''Aléxandros''), from {{lang|grc|αλέξειν}} ''aléxein'' meaning "to ward off, keep off, turn away, defend, protect" and {{lang|grc|ἀνδρός}} ''andrós'', genitive of {{lang|grc|ἀνήρ}} ''anḗr'' meaning "man".
|meaning       = "Defender, protector of man"
| nickname       = [[Alex]], [[Alec]], [[Al (given name)|Al]], [[Xander]], Zander
|related names = 
{{Plainlist|
* [[Alex]]
* [[Alec]]
* [[Axel (name)|Axel]]
* [[Al (given name)|Al]]
* [[Alexandria (given name)|Alexandria]]
* [[Alexsander]]
* [[Alexandre (given name)|Alexandre]]
* [[Alexandru]]
* [[Aleksandre]]
* [[Alejandro]]
* [[Alessandro]]
* [[Alisdair]]
* [[Lex (given name)|Lex]]
* [[Iskandar (name)|Iskandar]]
* [[Sander (name)|Sander]]
* [[Sandra (given name)|Sandra]]
* [[Sandy (given name)|Sandy]]
* [[Sasha (name)|Sasha]]
* [[Sikandar (disambiguation)|Sikandar]]
* [[Xander]]
}} 
}}
{{Contains special characters}}

'''Alexander''' ({{langx|el|Ἀλέξανδρος}}) is a male [[given name|name]] of Greek origin. The most prominent bearer of the name is [[Alexander the Great]], the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of [[Macedonia (ancient kingdom)|Macedonia]] who created one of the largest empires in ancient history.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/192048201|title=Hellenisms : culture, identity, and ethnicity from antiquity to modernity|date=2008|publisher=Ashgate|others=Zacharia, Katerina, 1967–, Ζαχαρία, Κατερίνα, 1967–|isbn=978-0-7546-6525-0|location=Aldershot, England|oclc=192048201}}</ref>

Variants listed here are '''Aleksandar''', '''Aleksander''', '''Oleksandr''', '''Oleksander''', '''Aleksandr''', and '''Alekzandr'''. Related names and diminutives include [[Iskandar (name)|Iskandar]], [[Alec]], [[Alek]], [[Alex]], [[Alexsander]], [[Alexandre (given name)|Alexandre]], [[Aleks (given name)|Aleks]], [[Aleksa (given name)|Aleksa]], [[Aleksandre]], [[Alejandro]], [[Alessandro]], [[Alasdair]], [[Sasha (name)|Sasha]], [[Sandy (given name)|Sandy]], [[Sandro]], [[Sikandar (disambiguation)|Sikandar]], [[Skander]], [[Sander (name)|Sander]] and [[Xander]]; feminine forms include [[Alexandra]], [[Alexandria (given name)|Alexandria]], and [[Sasha (name)|Sasha]].