Alexander
male given name
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Summary
Alexander is a male given name[1]. Alexander ranks in the top 0.15% of male given name entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,169 views/month, #5 of 3,266).[2]
Key Facts
- Writing system: Latin script[3]
- Part of: Peter-Alexander[4], Erich-Alexander[5], Maria-Alexander[6], Jean-Alexander[7], John Alexander[8], Johann Alexander[9], Johan Alexander[10], Thomas Alexander[11], Alexander Paul[12], Henry Alexander[13]
- Commons category: Alexander (given name)[14]
- Language of work or name: Dutch[15], English[16], Latin[17], Czech[18], German[19], Danish[20], Icelandic[21], Norwegian[22], Slovak[23], Swedish[24]
- Said to be the same as: Alexandre[25], Alexandru[26], Alexandr[27], Alexandres[28], Aleksander[29], Aleksandar[30], Aleksandr[31], Aliaksandr[32], Oleksandr[33], Aleksandro[34], Aleksandras[35], Aleksandrs[36], Aleksanteri[37], Alessandro[38]
- Described by source: The Catholic Encyclopedia[39], Otto's encyclopedia[40]
- Family name identical to this given name: Alexander (surname)[41]
- Has characteristic: name without diacritical marks[42]
- Given name version for other gender: Alexandra[43]
- Native label: Alexander[44]
- Name day: December 12[45]
- Different from: Alexander (disambiguation)[46]
- Transliteration or transcription: Александер[47]
- Soundex: A425[48]
- Cologne phonetics: 0548627[49]
- Caverphone: ALKNT1[50], ALKNTA1111[51]
- Attested in: frequency of first names in the Netherlands, 2010[52], list of the most frequent given names at birth in Rotterdam (1811–1913)[53], Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich[54]
Why It Matters
Alexander has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] Alexander is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]