masc. proper name, from Latin, from Greek Alexandros "defender of men," from alexein "to ward off, keep off, turn (something) away, defend, protect" + aner (genitive andros) " [..]

Alexander [N] [H] [S]man-defender. A relative of Annas the high priest, present when Peter and John were examined before the Sanhedrim ( Acts 4:6 ). A man whose father, Simon the Cyrenian, bore the cr [..]

Alexander [N] [E] [S] one who assists men

man-defender. (1.) A relative of Annas the high priest, present when Peter and John were examined before the Sanhedrim (Acts 4:6).(2.) A man whose father, Simon the Cyrenian, bore the cross of Christ [..]

+ Son of Simon the Cyrenian, who was compelled to bear the cross for our Lord. (Mark 15:21)+ One of the kindred of Annas the high priest. (Acts 4:6)+ A Jew at Ephesus whom his countrymen put forward d [..]

Alexander. one who assists men

N M Alexander; (common Greek name); (Alexander the Great - Macedonian king/general)

so Paris, son of Priam, was called by the shepherds who brought him up.

vere Mrs. Annie Hector, née French (b. Dublin, about 1825). “Which Shall It Be?” (1866); “The Wooing o’t” (1873); “Maid, Wife, or Widow?” [..]

Grappa brand from Sorrento

n. "Alexander the Great," proper n.; not in MED. KEY: alexander@n#propn

n#propn 8 alexander 1 alexandres 1 alisandre 2 alisaundre 2 alixandre 1 alysaunder 1

<person> An Austrian otolaryngologist, *1873. See: Alexander's deafness. (05 Mar 2000)

<person> A 20th century New Zealand pathologist. See: Alexander's disease. (05 Mar 2000)

Latinized form of the Greek name Ἀλέξανδρος (Alexandros), which meant &quot;defending men&quot; from Greek ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning &am [..]