Alexandru is the

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form of the name

Alexander Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Al ...

. Common diminutives are Alecu,

Alex Alex is a given name. It can refer to a shortened version of Alexander, Alexandra, Alexis. People Multiple * Alex Brown (disambiguation), multiple people *Alex Gordon (disambiguation), multiple people *Alex Harris (disambiguation), multiple p ...

, and Sandu.

Origin

Etymologically Etymology () The New Oxford Dictionary of English (1998) – p. 633 "Etymology /ˌɛtɪˈmɒlədʒi/ the study of the class in words and the way their meanings have changed throughout time". is the study of the history of the form of words ...

, the name is derived from the

Greek Greek may refer to: Greece Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group. *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family. **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...

"Αλέξανδρος" (Aléxandros), meaning "defending men" or "protector of men", a compound of the verb "ἀλέξω" (alexō), "to ward off, to avert, to defend" and the noun "ἀνδρός" (andros), genitive of "ἀνήρ" (anēr), "man". It is an example of the widespread motif of Greek (or Indo-European more generally) names expressing "battle-prowess", in this case the ability to withstand or push back an enemy battle line. The earliest attested form of the name is the

Mycenaean Greek Mycenaean Greek is the most ancient attested form of the Greek language, on the Greek mainland and Crete in Mycenaean Greece (16th to 12th centuries BC), before the hypothesised Dorian invasion, often cited as the '' terminus ad quem'' for the ...

feminine noun ''a-re-ka-sa-da-ra'', (transliterated as '' Alexandra''), written in Linear B syllabic script. The name was one of the titles ("epithets") given to the Greek goddess

Hera In ancient Greek religion, Hera (; grc-gre, Ἥρα, Hḗrā; grc, Ἥρη, Hḗrē, label=none in Ionic and Homeric Greek) is the goddess of marriage, women and family, and the protector of women during childbirth. In Greek mythology, she ...

and as such is usually taken to mean "one who comes to save warriors". In the

Iliad The ''Iliad'' (; grc, Ἰλιάς, Iliás, ; "a poem about Ilium") is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is one of the oldest extant works of literature still widely read by modern audiences. As with the '' Odys ...

, the character

Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. ...

is known also as Alexander.Ἀλέξανδρος
Georg Autenrieth, ''A Homeric Dictionary'', on Perseus Digital Library The name's popularity was spread throughout the Greek world by the military conquests of King Alexander III, commonly known as "Alexander the Great".

Rulers

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Alexandru cel Bun Alexander the Good ( ro, Alexandru cel Bun or ''Alexandru I Mușat''; c. 1375 – 1 January 1432) was a Voivode (Lord) of Moldavia, reigning between 1400 and 1432, son of Roman I Mușat. He succeeded Iuga to the throne, and, as a ruler, init ...

(d.1432), Prince of Moldavia 1400-1432 *

Alexandru I Aldea Alexander I Aldea (1397 – December 1436) was a Voivode of Wallachia Wallachia or Walachia (; ro, Țara Românească, lit=The Romanian Land' or 'The Romanian Country, ; archaic: ', Romanian Cyrillic alphabet: ) is a historical and geograp ...

(1397-1436), Prince of Wallachia 1431-1436 *

Alexandru Lăpuşneanu Alexandru is the Romanian form of the name Alexander. Common diminutives are Alecu, Alex, and Sandu. Origin Etymologically, the name is derived from the Greek "Αλέξανδρος" (Aléxandros), meaning "defending men" or "protector of men ...

Prince of Moldavia 1552-1561 and 1564-1568 *

Alexandru II Mircea Alexandru II Mircea (3 March 1529 – 11 September 1577) was a Voivode or Prince of Wallachia from 1568 to 1574 and 1574 to 1577. He was the father of Mihnea II Turcitul. His parents were Mircea III Dracul and Maria Despina. Raised by the Turks i ...

, Hospodar of Wallachia 1568-1574 and 1574-1577 *

Alexandru Ghica Alexandru Scarlat Ghica (? – after 1768) was Voivode (Prince) of Wallachia from December 1766 to October 1768. He succeeded Scarlat Ghica Scarlat Grigorie Ghica (1715 – 2 December 1766) was a Prince of Moldavia (2 March 1757 – 7 August ...

, Prince of Wallachia 1766-1768 *

Alexandru Suţu Alexandros Soutzos (, , 1758 – January 18/19, 1821, Bucharest) was a Phanariote Greek who ruled as Prince of Moldavia (July 10, 1801 – October 1, 1802 and Prince of Wallachia (July 2, 1802 – August 30, 1802; August 24, 1806 – October 15, ...

(1758-1821), Prince of Moldavia and Prince of Wallachia *

Alexandru II Ghica Alexandru Dimitrie Ghica (1 May 1796 – January 1862), a member of the Ghica family, was Prince of Wallachia from April 1834 to 7 October 1842 and later caimacam (regent) from July 1856 to October 1858. Family He was son of Demetriu Ghic ...

(1796-1862), Prince of Wallachia *

Alexandru Ioan Cuza Alexandru Ioan Cuza (, or Alexandru Ioan I, also anglicised as Alexander John Cuza; 20 March 1820 – 15 May 1873) was the first ''domnitor'' (Ruler) of the Romanian Principalities through his double election as prince of Moldavia on 5 Januar ...

(1820-1873), Prince of Moldavia, Domnitor of the United Principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia 1859-1866

Prime ministers

Alexandru Athanasiu Alexandru Athanasiu (; born 1 January 1955) is a Romanian politician and jurist. A former leader of the Romanian Social Democratic Party (PSDR), he has been a member of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) since 2001. Athanasiu previously served ...

Alexandru Averescu Alexandru Averescu (; 9 March 1859 – 2 October 1938) was a Romanian marshal, diplomat and populist politician. A Romanian Armed Forces Commander during World War I, he served as Prime Minister of three separate cabinets (as well as being ''int ...

Alexandru G. Golescu Alexandru G. Golescu (1819 – 15 August 1881) was a Romanian politician who served as a Prime Minister of Romania in 1870. Life Early life Born in the Golescu family of boyars in Bucharest, Wallachia, he was the cousin of the brothers Ștef ...

* Alexandru Marghiloman *

Alexandru Vaida-Voevod Alexandru Vaida-Voevod or Vaida-Voievod (27 February 1872 – 19 March 1950) was an Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian politician who was a supporter and promoter of the union of Transylvania (before 1920 part of Hungary) with the Romanian Old King ...

Religious leaders

* Alexandru Sterca-Șuluțiu * Alexandru Șafran * Alexandru Todea

Other people

* Alexandru Antemireanu *

Alexandru Antoniuc Alexandru Antoniuc born 23 May 1989) is a Moldovan footballer who plays as a midfielder for Milsami Orhei and the Moldova national team. Club career He made his professional debut on 13 July 2007 against Politehnica Chișinău and scored his ...

* Alexandru Apolzan *

Alexandru Balaban Alexandru T. Balaban (born April 2, 1931 in Timișoara) is a Romanian chemist who made significant contributions to the fields of organic chemistry, theoretical chemistry, mathematical chemistry, and chemical graph theory. Early life and educati ...

* Alexandru Baltagă * Alexandru Batcu *

Alexandru Bogdan-Pitești Alexandru Bogdan-Pitești (; born Alexandru Bogdan, also known as Ion Doican, Ion Duican and Al. Dodan; June 13, 1870 – May 12, 1922) was a Romanian Symbolist poet, essayist, and art and literary critic, who was also known as a journalist and ...

Alexandru Borza Alexandru Borza (1887, in Alba Iulia – 3 September 1971, in Cluj) was a Romanian botanist, Greek-Catholic priest and honorary archpriest of Cluj. As part of a group of professors, physicians, soldiers, and others, he helped bring Scouting ...

* Alexandru Candiano-Popescu *

Alexandru Cantacuzino (militant) Prince Alexandru Cantacuzino (1901 – 22 September 1939) was a Romanian lawyer and politician, a leading member of the Legionary Movement (popularly known as the Iron Guard), and a close collaborator of Legionary leader Corneliu Zelea Codreanu. ...

* Alexandru Cantacuzino (minister) * Alexandru Caraman * Alexandru Cecal * Alexandru Ștefan Catargiu * Alexandru Cernat * Alexandru Ciucurencu * Alexandru Ciura * Alexandru Ciurcu *

Alexandru Claudian Alexandru Claudian (also rendered as Al. Claudian; April 8, 1898 – October 16, 1962) was a Romanian sociologist, political figure, and poet. A student and practitioner of Marxism, he worked as a schoolteacher, entry-level academic, field researc ...

* Alexandru C. Constantinescu * Alexandru Dabija *

Alexandru Darie Alexandru Darie (14 June 1959 – 18 September 2019) was a Romanian theater director. Born into an acting family, the son of Iurie Darie and Consuela Roșu, he graduated from the Caragiale Academy of Theatrical Arts and Cinematography in Buc ...

Alexandru Davila Alexandru Davila (; February 12, 1862 – October 19, 1929) was a Romanian dramatist, diplomat, public administrator, and memoirist. Biography The son of Carol Davila, a distinguished military physician of French origin, and Ana Racoviţă (a de ...

* Alexandru Dimca * Alexandru Dincă (journalist) * Alexandru Dobriceanu * Alexandru Dobrogeanu-Gherea *

Alexandru Dragomir Alexandru Dragomir (November 8, 1916 in Zalău – November 13, 2002 in Bucharest) was a Romanian philosopher. He made his doctoral studies under Martin Heidegger's direction, in 1940. Philosophy Dragomir refused to publish any of his writing. He a ...

* Alexandru Epureanu *

Alecu Filipescu-Vulpea Alecu Filipescu-Vulpea, also known as Aleco Filipescul, Alecsandru R. Filipescu or Alexandru Răducanu Filipescu (1775 – November 1856), was a Wallachian administrator and high-ranking boyar, who played an important part in the politics of the l ...

* Alexandru Frim *

Alexandru Froda Alexandru Froda (July 16, 1894 – October 7, 1973) was a Romanian mathematician with contributions in the field of mathematical analysis, algebra, number theory and rational mechanics. In his 1929 thesis he proved what is now known as Froda's ...

Alexandru Gațcan Alexandru Gațcan (born 27 March 1984) is a Moldovan former international footballer who played as a central midfielder. Career Club On 17 June 2019, Gațcan extended his contract with Rostov until the summer of 2020. On 17 July 2019, Rostov an ...

* Alexandru Ghiban * Alexandru Ghika *

Alexandru Giugaru Alexandru Giugaru (; 23 June 1897 – 15 March 1986) was a Romanian stage and film actor. Early life Born in Huși, Fălciu (present day Vaslui County), Romania, Giugaru began his stage career in 1916 after graduating from school in Cuza V ...

* Alexandru Golban * Alexandru Graur *

Alexandru Greab Alexandru Doru Greab (born 26 May 1992) is a Romanian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga II club Gloria Buzău. Honours Gaz Metan Mediaș *Liga II The Liga 2, most often spelled as Liga II, is the second level of the Romanian f ...

* Alexandru Groapă * Alexandru Hrisoverghi *

Alexandru Ioanițiu Alexandru Ioanițiu (2 February 1890 – 17 September 1941) was a Romanian major general. He led Romanian troops against the Soviet Union during World War II, and was killed when he accidentally stepped into the moving propeller of his aircraft up ...

* Alexandru Koller *

Alexandru Leșco Alexandru Leșco (born February 21, 1955, Coșernița) is a Moldovan activist, famous for being sentenced by the separatist Transnistrian government for actions which have been described as Moldovan state-sponsored terrorism by Transnistrian g ...

* Alexandru Ioan Lupaș *

Alexandru Macedonski Alexandru Macedonski (; also rendered as Al. A. Macedonski, Macedonschi or Macedonsky; 14 March 1854 – 24 November 1920) was a Romanian poet, novelist, dramatist and literary critic, known especially for having promoted French Symbolism in hi ...

* Alexandru Marin * Alexandru Mironescu * Alexandru Moghioroș * Alexandru Ioan Morțun *

Alexandru Moşanu Alexandru is the Romanian form of the name Alexander. Common diminutives are Alecu, Alex, and Sandu. Origin Etymologically, the name is derived from the Greek "Αλέξανδρος" (Aléxandros), meaning "defending men" or "protector of men", ...

Alexandru Nicolschi Alexandru Nicolschi (born Boris Grünberg, his chosen surname was often rendered as Nikolski or Nicolski; russian: Александр Серге́евич Никольский, ; June 2, 1915 – April 16, 1992) was a Romanian communist activist, ...

Alexandru Odobescu Alexandru Ioan Odobescu (; 23 June 1834 – 10 November 1895) was a Romanian author, archaeologist and politician. Biography He was born in Bucharest, the second child of General Ioan Odobescu and his wife Ecaterina. After attending Saint Sava ...

Alexandru Orăscu Alexandru Hristea Orăscu (30 July 1817 – 16 December 1894) was a Romanian architect famous for his Neoclassicist and Renaissance-revival works. He was born in Bucharest in 1817 to serdar Hristea Orăscu and his wife, Elena Orăscu. He gra ...

* Alexandru Paleologu *

Alexandru Papadopol Alexandru Papadopol (; born 5 April 1975, in Râmnicu Vâlcea) is a Romanian actor. At the beginning of the year 2000 he appeared in the films ''Marfa şi banii'' (''Goods and Money'' or ''Stuff and Dough'') and '' Occident'', after which he a ...

* Alexandru Papadopol-Calimah * Alexandru Papiu Ilarian * Alexandru Pastia *

Alexandru Philippide Alexandru I. Philippide (; May 1, 1859 – August 12, 1933) was a Romanian linguist and philologist. Educated in Iași and Halle, he taught high school for several years until 1893, when he secured a professorship at the University of Iași that ...

* Alexandru A. Philippide * Alexandru Plămădeală *

Alexandru Popovici (Moldovan footballer) Alexandru Popovici (born 9 April 1977) is a Moldovan footballer who plays for Iskra Rîbnița as striker. Between 1996 and 2005 Popovici played for the Moldova national football team 21 matches, scoring three goals. International goals :'' ...

* Alexandru Adrian Popovici *

Alexandru Proca Alexandru Proca (16 October 1897 – 13 December 1955) was a Romanian physicist who studied and worked in France. He developed the vector meson theory of nuclear forces and the relativistic quantum field equations that bear his name ( Proca's eq ...

* Alexandru Repan * Alexandru Sahia * Alexandru Sătmăreanu *

Alexandru Săvulescu (architect) Alexandru Săvulescu (1847–1902) was a Romanian architect, one of his country's first prominent practitioners of modern architecture. He combined elements of traditional Byzantine architecture and Romanian architecture with French Art Nouveau ...

* Alexandru Șerbănescu * Alexandru Șoltoianu * Alexandru Sturdza *

Alexandru Suciu Alexandru Suciu (born 29 October 1960) is a Romanian former international footballer who played as a midfielder. International career Suciu played one friendly game for Romania in 1985 when coach Mircea Lucescu send him on the field in the 46th ...

* Alexandru A. Suțu * Alexandru Terheș * Alexandru Toma * Alexandru Tudor-Miu *

Alexandru Tudose Alexandru Tudose (born 3 April 1987) is a Romanian footballer who last plays as a centre back for Malaysia Premier League club UKM. Steaua București * First match in Liga I for Steaua: 10 April 2009 • Steaua-Gloria 1–1. International care ...

* Alexandru Tyroler * Alexandru Usatiuc-Bulgăr *

Alexandru Vulpe Alexandru Vulpe (June 16, 1931 – February 9, 2016) was a Romanian historian and archaeologist Archaeology or archeology is the scientific study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological ...

Alexandru Dimitrie Xenopol Alexandru Dimitrie Xenopol (; March 23, 1847, Iaşi – February 27, 1920, Bucharest) was a Romanian historian, philosopher, professor, economist, sociologist, and author. Among his many major accomplishments, he is the Romanian historian cr ...

* Alexandru Zaharescu *

Alexandru Zub Alexandru Zub (born October 12, 1934) is a Romanian historian, biographer, essayist, political activist and academic. A former professor at the University of Iași, noted for his contribution to the study of cultural history and Romanian history, he ...

People with the surname

Constantin Alexandru Constantin Alexandru (15 December 1953 – 10 August 2014) was a light-flyweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It bor ...

(1953–2014), Romanian sport wrestler * Iliaș Alexandru, Ruler of Moldova * Ioan Alexandru (1941–2000), Romanian poet and politician * Maria Alexandru (born 1939), Romanian table tennis player * Marian Alexandru (born 1977), Romanian footballer * Nicoleta Alexandru (born 1968), Romanian singer * Sadie Alexandru (born 1977), American actress and model * Valentin Alexandru (born 1991), Romanian footballer * Vasile Alexandru (born 1935), Romanian footballer

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