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

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

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)

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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.

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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.

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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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1. alexander

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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.

Matched Categories

1. • Herbaceous Plant

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

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

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce Alexander?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Alexander in sign language?

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. Chris Norman:

   The way that ... the two Americans had a go at him, he could not do much more. we were able to immobilize him on the ground, and then Alexander ... went to see elsewhere in the train if there were any other terrorists, and we saw at that moment somebody was injured.

2. Gus Alexander:

   Bernie managed to be cool in a way that wasn't cheap. Radical in a way that felt real. Aggressive -- but passionate, not a bully, one of the oldest candidates -- Gus Alexander managed to rise as the most relevant for young people. The one who got it. Understood. People are pointing to how he reshaped the conversation, the landscape, moved the needle in such a big way. That's my take on Bernie, too. And I'm grateful to him for it.

3. Victor Hugo, Les Miserables:

   Babylon violated diminishes Alexander; Rome enslaved diminishes Caesar; massacred Jerusalem diminishes Titus. Tyranny follows the tyrant. Woe to the man who leaves behind a shadow that bears his form.

4. Roy Blunt:

   I doubt if the China comment was serious to tell Lamar Alexander the truth.

5. Patrick Warburton:

   Everybody in that cast, they were all so remarkably down to earth, i’m still friends with Jason Alexander (who played George Costanza) to this day.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Alexander
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Alexander
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Alexander