Олександр

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Etymology

From Old East Slavic Олександръ (Oleksandrŭ), from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros), compounded from ἀλέξω (aléxō, I defend) +‎ ἀνδρός (andrós), genitive of ἀνήρ (anḗr, man): "defender of men". Cognate with English Alexander.

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  • Hyphenation: Оле‧ксандр

Proper noun

Олекса́ндр (Oleksándrm pers (genitive Олекса́ндра, nominative plural Олекса́ндри, genitive plural Олекса́ндрів, feminine Олекса́ндра)

  1. a male given name, Oleksandr, equivalent to English Alexander

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