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- Ancient Greek · derived fromἈλέξανδρος
- English todayAleister
From Scottish Gaelic Alasdair, from Norman French Alexandre or Latin Alexander, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros), from ἀλέξω (aléxō, “to defend”) + ἀνδρ- (andr-), the stem of ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”).
Words from the same roots
Ancient GreekἈλέξανδρος all →
alexanderAlexAlejandroAlistair
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.