Alexander
Defending men
Alexander is the Latinized form of Greek Alexandros. Its compound joins alexo, to defend or help, and aner, man, with the stem andr-.
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- Alexander♂Defending men
- Amos♂Load or burden
- Anton♂Form of the Roman family name Antonius
- Benjamín♂Son of the right hand
- Cecil♂Roman Caecilius; also an English family-name route
- Edil·Icelandic spelling variant in the Edel–Edela family
- Elsie♀Scottish familiar form of Elspeth or Elizabeth
- Elías♂Spanish form of Elias; my God is Yahweh
- Fredor·Norwegian Friðþór form, or Fred- + -or combination
- Ina♀Short form of names ending in -ina
- Inna♀Russian and Ukrainian form of an early saint’s name
- Janus♂Archway; name of a Roman deity
- Jeremías♂The Lord will exalt; Spanish form
- Kristi♀Familiar form of Christina or Christine
- Kristine♀Christian; form of Christina or Christine
- Kristofer♂Swedish Christopher: bearing Christ
- Leví♂Recorded Icelandic Levi form; possibly joined or attached
- Lillian♀Name associated with the lily flower
- Maj♀Short form of Maja
- Mar♂Sea in a Spanish devotional name; a separate Danish form exists
- Mari♂♀Mary-family form; also a separate Japanese name
- Mars♂Roman deity name continuing the older form Mavors
- María Aurora♀María: Accent-bearing Spanish, Galician and Icelandic Maria form; Aurora: Dawn
- María Isabel♀María: Accent-bearing Spanish, Galician and Icelandic Maria form; Isabel: Elizabeth oath-name family
- María Leonor♀María: Accent-bearing Spanish, Galician and Icelandic Maria form; Leonor: Eleanor and Alienòr name family
- María Margarita♀María: Accent-bearing Spanish, Galician and Icelandic Maria form; Margarita: Pearl in the Greek and Latin name history
- María Paz♀María: Accent-bearing Spanish, Galician and Icelandic Maria form; Paz: As a Spanish word: peace
- María Teresa♀María: Accent-bearing Spanish, Galician and Icelandic Maria form; Teresa: Therasia name history; competing Greek explanations
- María Trinidad♀María: Accent-bearing Spanish, Galician and Icelandic Maria form; Trinidad: Trinity
- María Victoria♀María: Accent-bearing Spanish, Galician and Icelandic Maria form; Victoria: Victory
- Mikaela♀Feminine form of Michael; who is like God?
- Polly♀Rhyming familiar form of Molly or Mary
- Roman♂Roman; a person associated with Rome
- Samson♂Sun-related Hebrew Shimshon
- Sandra♀Short form of Italian Alessandra
- Sarina♀Diminutive of Sara; sometimes a Serena variant
- Sofía♀Wisdom
- Valentín♂Strong or healthy, through Latin Valentinus
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Amos
Load or burden
Amos comes from a Hebrew root concerning a load or burden. The biblical prophet Amos gives the name its principal religious association, with a tradition of teaching against corruption and oppression.
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Form of the Roman family name Antonius
Anton is a form of Antonius used in several European languages. It belongs to the same Roman name family as Anthony and Antonio.
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Son of the right hand
Benjamín is the accented Spanish form of Benjamin, from Hebrew Binyamin. The conventional analysis combines son with right hand; the second element can also carry a southern directional association in Hebrew.
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- 22 Dictionary evidence
- 36 Wikidata
- 13 Philippine source records
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