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Alexander

man's defender, warrior
ORIGIN: Greek
POPULARITY: 13
Alexander as a boy's name is pronounced al-ek-ZAN-der. It is of Greek origin, and the meaning of Alexander is "man's defender, warrior". Probably coined originally as a title of the goddess Hera, consort of Zeus.

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