THE MEANING & THE CONTEXT
The story behind Alexander
Alexander is explicitly recorded as a given name in Wikidata for Philippine citizens including Alex Lacson, Alexander Muhlach. This snapshot links the name to 9 distinct Wikidata person records. The count describes Wikidata coverage, not the Philippine population or annual births.
Pronunciation & syllables
Dictionary readings are kept by language. Select the reading that matches your intended pronunciation. Dots show the source’s written divisions; they are not a universal syllable count across languages.
English
- /ˌælɪɡˈzændɚ/General-American
- [ˌælɪɡˈzeəndɚ]/æ/ raising, rhotic
- [ˌælɪɡˈzeəndə]/æ/ raising, non-rhotic
- /ˌalɪɡˈzɑːndə/Received-Pronunciation
Al · ex · an · der4 source divisions
Dictionary reading & contributors ↗Spanish
- /aleɡˈsandeɾ/
- [a.leɣ̞ˈsãn̪.d̪eɾ]
- /alɪɡˈseəndɚ/
- [alɪɣ̞ˈseən̪d̪ɚ]
- /ˈælɪɡseəndɚ/
- [ˈælɪɣ̞seən̪d̪ɚ]
A · le · xan · der4 source divisions
Dictionary reading & contributors ↗Wiktionary contributors / Kaikki / Wiktextract · CC BY-SA 4.0
Origin and name formation
Language-specific accounts from the dictionary. A shared spelling can have more than one history.
EnglishEtymology & source
From Middle English Alexander, Alexandre, from Latin Alexander, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros), from ἀλέξω (aléxō, “to defend”) + ἀνδρ- (andr-), the stem of ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”). Doublet of Alastair, Alejandro, Iskandar, Sikandar, Alessandro, and Alexandre.
A male given name from Ancient Greek, most famously held by Alexander the Great.
Wiktionary: Alexander (English) ↗ · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
SpanishEtymology & source
Unadapted borrowing from English Alexander. Doublet of Alejandro.
a male given name
Wiktionary: Alexander (Spanish) ↗ · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Source accounts remain in their original English; editorial summaries and filters are adapted. Attribution and downloads
People with the name Alexander
Public figures and other documented namesakes linked by an explicit given-name claim. This is a selection of records, not a popularity ranking.
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Alex Lacson
Filipino lawyer
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Alexander Muhlach
actor
The record establishes the name association, not the person’s intended meaning, pronunciation or ancestry. Descriptions are attributed to Wikidata contributors (CC0).
Use in Philippine-linked records
Public-record transcription
41
eligible source records · 2001
This spelling is reported in an openly licensed transcription of elected-candidate records. This is a record count, not a birth count or national popularity measure.
OpenHalalan / COMELEC ↗Wikidata
9
distinct person records with an explicit given-name claim
Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: Alex Lacson, Alexander Muhlach
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Alexander in the birth records
Exact spelling, stated year, published top-ten tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Available publications: 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. No 2021 count is inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Alexander
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Alexandra♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Leander·Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Alejandre·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Alejandrea·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Alejandro♂Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Alinader·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Alejang♀Short form of Alejandra
- Alenjandre·Recorded Philippine given-name form
What rhymes with Alexander?
Matches share a dictionary-supplied rhyme key in the stated language. Check the recorded reading; another language or accent can change the rhyme.
Recorded combinations with Alexander
1 source-reported compound forms include this name as a component. Each part keeps its own history.
Names in this collection
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Follow the sources
- OpenHalalan — pinned 2001 COMELEC transcription (opens in a new tab)
Source-reported given-name form in a row with a separate explicit middle initial; ODbL-1.0.
- COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)
Original document identified by the transcription; selected PDF entries were spot-checked, not every imported row.
- COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)
Original document identified by the transcription; selected PDF entries were spot-checked, not every imported row.
- Wikidata given-name item Q923 — Alexander (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Alex Lacson (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q923 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wikidata — Alexander Muhlach (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q923 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wiktionary contributors — Alexander (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.
- Wiktionary contributors — Alexander (Spanish) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.