From ἀλέξω (aléxō, “to repel”) + the stem ἀνδρ- (andr-) of ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”) + -ος (-os), thus “the man who repels ”. The Hittite 𒀀𒆷𒀝𒊭𒀭𒁺𒍑 (/Alaksānduš/, “Alaksandu”) (attested in the 13th century BCE) seems to have been borrowed from an equivalent name in an ancestor language of Ancient Greek or some related dialect, perhaps Mycenaean Greek. A Linear B name, Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀩𐀏𐀭𐀅𐀨 (a-re-ka-sa-da-ra), seemingly corresponding to the feminine form Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra), is the earliest attested form of the name.
Ᾰ̓λέξᾰνδρος • (Aléxandros) m (genitive Ᾰ̓λεξᾰ́νδρου); second declension
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | ὁ Ἀλέξανδρος ho Aléxandros |
τὼ Ἀλεξάνδρω tṑ Alexándrō |
οἱ Ἀλέξανδροι hoi Aléxandroi | ||||||||||
Genitive | τοῦ Ἀλεξάνδρου toû Alexándrou |
τοῖν Ἀλεξάνδροιν toîn Alexándroin |
τῶν Ἀλεξάνδρων tôn Alexándrōn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῷ Ἀλεξάνδρῳ tôi Alexándrōi |
τοῖν Ἀλεξάνδροιν toîn Alexándroin |
τοῖς Ἀλεξάνδροις toîs Alexándrois | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὸν Ἀλέξανδρον tòn Aléxandron |
τὼ Ἀλεξάνδρω tṑ Alexándrō |
τοὺς Ἀλεξάνδρους toùs Alexándrous | ||||||||||
Vocative | Ἀλέξανδρε Aléxandre |
Ἀλεξάνδρω Alexándrō |
Ἀλέξανδροι Aléxandroi | ||||||||||
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Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | Ἀλέξανδρος Aléxandros |
Ἀλεξάνδρω Alexándrō |
Ἀλέξανδροι Aléxandroi | ||||||||||
Genitive | Ἀλεξάνδρου / Ἀλεξανδροῖο / Ἀλεξάνδροιο / Ἀλεξανδρόο / Ἀλεξάνδροο Alexándrou / Alexandroîo / Alexándroio / Alexandróo / Alexándroo |
Ἀλεξάνδροιῐν Alexándroiin |
Ἀλεξάνδρων Alexándrōn | ||||||||||
Dative | Ἀλεξάνδρῳ Alexándrōi |
Ἀλεξάνδροιῐν Alexándroiin |
Ἀλεξάνδροισῐ / Ἀλεξάνδροισῐν / Ἀλεξάνδροις Alexándroisi(n) / Alexándrois | ||||||||||
Accusative | Ἀλέξανδρον Aléxandron |
Ἀλεξάνδρω Alexándrō |
Ἀλεξάνδρους Alexándrous | ||||||||||
Vocative | Ἀλέξανδρε Aléxandre |
Ἀλεξάνδρω Alexándrō |
Ἀλέξανδροι Aléxandroi | ||||||||||
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