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proper noun · masculinesecond declension

Alexander

Alexander m (genitive Alexandrī)
Classical[a.ɫɛkˈsan.dɛr]Ecclesiastical[a.leɡˈzan.der]

Meaning

  1. masculinea masculine praenomen

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeAlexanderAlexandrī
genitiveAlexandrīAlexandrōrum
dativeAlexandrōAlexandrīs
accusativeAlexandrumAlexandrōs
ablativeAlexandrōAlexandrīs
vocativeAlexander
Alexandre		Alexandrī

Ălexander, dri, m. Ἀλέξανδρος, hence, Charis. 64 P. asserts that there is also a nom. Alexandrus, but gives no example,
I. the name of many persons of antiquity; among whom,
I. The most renowned is Alexander, son of Philip and Olympia, surnamed Magnus, the founder of the great Macedonian monarchy extending from Macedonia to the Indus (v. his life in Plut. and Curt.).—
II. Alexander, son of Perseus, king of Macedonia, Liv. 42, 52; 45, 39.—
III. A tyrant of Pherœ, in Thessaly; hence also sometimes called Pheræus, Cic. Div. 1, 25; id. Inv. 2, 49; id. Off. 2, 7; Nep. Pelop. 5, 1.—
IV. A king of Epirus, Liv. 8, 3.—
V. Another name of Paris, son of Priam, Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, 5, 96; Cic. Fat. 15; Auct. ad Her. 4, 30; hence sometimes, Alexander Paris, Plin. 34, 8, 19, § 76 al.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros), from ἀλέξω (aléxō, “to defend”) + ἀνδρός (andrós, genitive of ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”)).

Elsewhere
  • ItalianAlessandro
  • FrenchAlexandrefrom Old French Alixandre
  • PortugueseAlexandrefrom Old Galician-Portuguese Alexandre
  • PortugueseAlexandrofrom Old Galician-Portuguese Alexandre
  • SardinianLisandru
  • EnglishAlexander
  • GermanAlexander
  • EnglishAlastairfrom Old Irish Alaxander
  • EnglishAlistairfrom Old Irish Alaxander
  • EnglishAllistairfrom Old Irish Alaxander
Old Spanish
  • SpanishAlejandro
  • EnglishAlejandrofrom Spanish Alejandro
  • SpanishAlexandro
  • LadinoAleksandro
  • BasqueAlexandrofrom Spanish Alejandro
  • CebuanoAlejandrofrom Spanish Alejandro
  • IlocanoAlehandrofrom Spanish Alejandro
  • TagalogAlejandrofrom Spanish Alejandro
  • Waray-WarayAlejandrofrom Spanish Alejandro
Old Occitan
  • CatalanAlexandre
  • OccitanAlexandre
Old Navarro-Aragonese
  • AsturianAleixandre
Old Leonese
  • AsturianXandru
  • AsturianAlexandru
  • ExtremaduranAlejandru
  • MirandeseAlxandre
Rhaeto-Romance
  • FriulianLissandri

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyAlexanderAlexander (Ἀλέξανδρος), tyrant of PHERAE. The accounts of his usurpation vary somewhat in minor points; Diodorus (15.61) tells us that, on the assassi…

Quick answers

What does Alexander mean in Latin?
Alexander, a proper noun, means “a masculine praenomen”.
What is the genitive of Alexander?
The genitive singular is Alexandrī. Alexander is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce Alexander?
In classical Latin, [a.ɫɛkˈsan.dɛr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [a.leɡˈzan.der].