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
- Antonie♂♀Czech Antonia form or Dutch Antonius form
- Astrid♀God and beautiful or beloved
- Bjørn♂Bear
- Elias♂My God is Yahweh
- Ener·One and warrior, through the Einar family
- Everin·Masculine counterpart of Everine in the Ever-name family
- Fredor·Norwegian Friðþór form, or Fred- + -or combination
- Hans♂German short form of Johannes
- Ina♀Short form of names ending in -ina
- Janne♂♀Familiar John-family form with masculine and feminine histories
- Johannes♂God is gracious; Latin-transmitted John form
- Jomar♂Familiar blend of José María
- Jon♂Short form of Jonathan or a form of John
- Leobert·Two documented accounts: LEW + bright, or a Leobard-family form
- Ludvig♂Scandinavian Ludwig form; famous in battle
- Malvin·Documented Mal- and -vin formation, or a Malvina derivative
- Mari♂♀Mary-family form; also a separate Japanese name
- Marte♂♀Recorded Marta variant in a Nordic name tradition
- Martine♀Feminine form in the Martin family
- Melissa♀Bee
- Miriam♀The Hebrew biblical name Miryam, related to Mary
- Nils♂Scandinavian Nicholas form; victory of the people
- Nina♀Short form of names ending in -nina
- Olivia♀Traditionally associated with Latin olive
- Pauline♀Feminine of Paulinus, from Paulus: small
- Rachel♀Ewe; a female sheep
- Raymond♂Counsel and protection
- Romar·Norwegian Rodmar form: fame and famous elements
- Sandra♀Short form of Italian Alessandra
- Tonette♀Tone with affectionate -ette; also an Antonette-family form
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Antonie
Czech Antonia form or Dutch Antonius form
Antonie has distinct researched uses. It is a Czech feminine Antonia form and a Dutch Antonius form; Nordic sources also record Antonia-related use.
Read the meaning and history →Astrid
God and beautiful or beloved
Astrid is the modern Scandinavian form of Old Norse Ástríðr. The older compound combines a god element with an element meaning beautiful or beloved.
Read the meaning and history →Bjørn
Bear
Bjørn is the Danish and Norwegian form corresponding to Björn. The older Norse name is from bjǫrn, bear.
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- 18 Dictionary evidence
- 25 Wikidata
- 13 Philippine source records
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