# Iskandar

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #75,088

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Arabic [in turn from Ancient Greek], variant of Alexander; variant forms Askandar, Askander, Eskandar, Eskender, Eskinder, Iskander, Iskinder, Scandar, Scander, Sikandar, Sikander, Skandar, Skander.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic الإسْكَنْدَر (al-ʔiskandar, “Alexander”). Doublet of Alexander

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