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What does Alexander mean?
Alexander 
▼ as a girls' name (also used more generally as boys' name Alexander) is a Greek name, and the name Alexander means "man's defender". Alexander is an alternate spelling of Alexandra (Greek): Latinate feminine variant spelling of Alexander. See also Alastair, Alexandria, Cassandra, Olexa, Ritsa, Sasha, Shura
Variations
VARIANTS Alyxandra, Alixandria, Alixandra, Alexsandra, Alexandrine, Alexandrina, Alexandria▼, Alexandretta, Alexandrene, Alexandrena, Alexandreana, Alexandrea▼, Alexandre, Alexanderine, Alexanderia, Alexanda, Aleksandra
OTHER FORMS VIA ALEXANDRA Alejanda, Alejandra▼, Alesandare, Alesandere, Alexene, Alexine, Allexandra
MASCULINE FORMS Alasdair, Alastair, Alec, Alejandro, Alex, Alexis, Alistair, Evander, Isandro, Iskander, Lexer, Macallister, Olexei, Sacha, Sander, Sandor, Sandy, Shura, Xander, Zander, Zindel
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
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How popular is Alexander?
Alexander is a somewhat popular first name for women (#2170 out of 4276, Top 51%) and an even more popular surname for both adults and children (#111 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Alexander entered the list in 1980-1989 and reached its peak rank of #873 in the U.S. in the year 1990, but is not ranked currently. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Prominent varying forms of Alexander are Alexandra (#125 FROM CURRENT RECORDS), Alexandria (#282), Alejandra (#512), Sasha (#571), Cassandra (#662), Aleksandra, Alexandrea and Alexsandra. Other variants, like Alesandere, are seldom used. Adoption of these relations of Alexander was widespread among parents 26 years ago (MEDIAN #653) and has become much reduced since (#1128, ▼78%).
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Adelade, Adelaide▲, Adelinde, Alandra, Alane, Albane, Aleana, Aleanor, Alease, Aleine, Alene▼, Alenne, Alenor, Alessanda, Alessandra▲, Alessandre, Alexa, Alexanna, Alexanne, Alexea, Alexena, Alexie, Alexina, Aleyne, Alisanne, Allejandra, Allexine (see Alexandra), Alysanne, Amande, Amarande, Armande and Harmander. These names tend to be less commonly used than Alexander.
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