Олександр

Ukrainian

Alternative forms

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.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɔɫekˈsandr]
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  • Hyphenation: Оле‧ксандр

Proper noun

Олекса́ндр • (Oleksándr) m pers (genitive Олекса́ндра, nominative plural Олекса́ндри, genitive plural Олекса́ндрів, feminine Олекса́ндра)

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

Declension

Derived terms

  • Shortened forms Сашко́, Оле́сь, Ле́сь.
  • Derived forms Олесько (Olesʹko), Олесик (Olesyk), Олелько (Olelʹko), Олекса (Oleksa), Лесько (Lesʹko), Лесик (Lesyk), Сашко (Saško)
  • Олександра (Oleksandra) (feminine form), its shortened forms Олеся (Olesja), Леся (Lesja), and Сандра (Sandra).

References

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