# Alexander

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˌælɪɡˈzændɚ/ · frequency rank #3,597

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Ancient Greek, most famously held by Alexander the Great.
2. A Scottish surname originating as a patronymic, anglicized from Scottish Gaelic Mac Alasdair (“son of Alexander”).
3. A place in the United States:
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11. A rural municipality in eastern Manitoba, Canada.
12. A community in the Rural Municipality of Whitehead, Manitoba, Canada; named for early settler Alexander Speers.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Alexander, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros), from ἀλέξω (aléxō, “to defend”) + ἀνδρ- (andr-), the stem of ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”). Doublet of Alastair, Alejandro, Iskandar, Sikandar, Alessandro, and Alexandre.

## Easily confused with
- **Alexandra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alexander-vs-alexandra)
- **Alexandre** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alexander-vs-alexandre)

## Common misspellings (12)
`aelxander`, `aleaxnder`, `alexadner`, `alexandder`, `alexanderr`, `alexanedr`, `alexannder`, `alexnader`, `alexxander`, `allexander`, `alxeander`, `laexander`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/alexander