Alexandru is the
Romanian
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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.
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. Common diminutives are
Alecu
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", ...
,
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
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"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
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.
The earliest attested form of the name is the
Mycenaean Greek
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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
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and as such is usually taken to mean "one who comes to save warriors". In the
Iliad
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, the character
Paris
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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
(in chronological order)
*Alexandru cel Bun (d.1432), Prince of Moldavia 1400-1432
*Alexandru I Aldea (1397-1436), Prince of Wallachia 1431-1436
*Alexandru Lăpuşneanu Prince of Moldavia 1552-1561 and 1564-1568
*Alexandru II Mircea, Hospodar of Wallachia 1568-1574 and 1574-1577
*Alexandru Ghica, Prince of Wallachia 1766-1768
*Alexandru Suţu (1758-1821), Prince of Moldavia and Prince of Wallachia
*Alexandru II Ghica (1796-1862), Prince of Wallachia
*Alexander John Cuza, Alexandru Ioan Cuza (1820-1873), Prince of Moldavia, Domnitor of the United Principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia 1859-1866
Prime ministers
*Alexandru Athanasiu
*Alexandru Averescu
*Alexandru G. Golescu
*Alexandru Marghiloman
*Alexandru Vaida-Voevod
Religious leaders
*Alexandru Sterca-Șuluțiu
*Alexandru Șafran
*Alexandru Todea
Other people
*Alexandru Antemireanu
*Alexandru Antoniuc
*Alexandru Apolzan
*Alexandru Balaban
*Alexandru Baltagă
*Alexandru Batcu
*Alexandru Bogdan-Pitești
*Alexandru Borza
*Alexandru Candiano-Popescu
*Alexandru Cantacuzino (militant)
*Alexandru Cantacuzino (minister)
*Alexandru Caraman
*Alexandru Cecal
*Alexandru Ștefan Catargiu
*Alexandru Cernat
*Alexandru Ciucurencu
*Alexandru Ciura
*Alexandru Ciurcu
*Alexandru Claudian
*Alexandru C. Constantinescu
*Alexandru Dabija
*Alexandru Darie
*Alexandru Davila
*Alexandru Dimca
*Alexandru Dincă (journalist)
*Alexandru Dobriceanu
*Alexandru Dobrogeanu-Gherea
*Alexandru Dragomir
*Alexandru Epureanu
*Alecu Filipescu-Vulpea
*Alexandru Frim
*Alexandru Froda
*Alexandru Gațcan
*Alexandru Ghiban
*Alexandru Ghika
*Alexandru Giugaru
*Alexandru Golban
*Alexandru Graur
*Alexandru Greab
*Alexandru Groapă
*Alexandru Hrisoverghi
*Alexandru Ioanițiu
*Alexandru Koller
*Alexandru Leșco
*Alexandru Ioan Lupaș
*Alexandru Macedonski
*Alexandru Marin
*Alexandru Mironescu
*Alexandru Moghioroș
*Alexandru Ioan Morțun
*Alexandru Moşanu
*Alexandru Nicolschi
*Alexandru Odobescu
*Alexandru Orăscu
*Alexandru Paleologu
*Alexandru Papadopol
*Alexandru Papadopol-Calimah
*Alexandru Papiu Ilarian
*Alexandru Pastia
*Alexandru Philippide
*Alexandru A. Philippide
*Alexandru Plămădeală
*Alexandru Popovici (Moldovan footballer)
*Alexandru Adrian Popovici
*Alexandru Proca
*Alexandru Repan
*Alexandru Sahia
*Alexandru Sătmăreanu
*Alexandru Săvulescu (architect)
*Alexandru Șerbănescu
*Alexandru Șoltoianu
*Alexandru Sturdza
*Alexandru Suciu
*Alexandru A. Suțu
*Alexandru Terheș
*Alexandru Toma
*Alexandru Tudor-Miu
*Alexandru Tudose
*Alexandru Tyroler
*Alexandru Usatiuc-Bulgăr
*Alexandru Vulpe
*Alexandru Dimitrie Xenopol
*Alexandru Zaharescu
*Alexandru Zub
People with the surname
*Constantin Alexandru (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
References
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Romanian-language surnames
Romanian masculine given names