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
- Alexis♂♀Helper or defender
- Alina♀Short form of Adelina, Albina, or other -alina names
- Amy♀Beloved
- Anna♀Grace or favour
- Antonia♀Feminine of the Roman family name Antonius
- Antonie♂♀Source record
- Astrid♀God and beautiful or beloved
- Bjorn♂Bear
- Bo♂♀Scandinavian Búi; also a spelling of Beau
- Carina♀Dear or beloved in the Latin-name account
- Carolina♀Latinate feminine of Carolus, in the Charles family
- Cecilia♀Feminine of Caecilius, from Latin “blind”
- Elias♂My God is Yahweh
- Eliza♀Short form of Elizabeth; God is my oath
- Ellen♀Medieval English form of Helen
- Elsa♀German short form of Elisabeth
- Emilia♀Feminine form of the Roman family name Aemilius
- Erik♂Ruler; first element variously interpreted
- Erika♀Feminine form of Eric; ever-ruler
- Ester♂♀Form of the biblical name Esther
- Esther♀Biblical name often linked with an Iranian star word
- Fredrik♂Source record
- Hanna♀Grace; a form of Hannah
- Hans♂German short form of Johannes
- Helen♀From Greek Helene, often linked with torch
- Hubert♂Mind or heart, and bright
- Ina♀Short form of names ending in -ina
- Jan♂♀Form of Johannes, in the John name family
- Janne♂♀Source record
- Johan♂God is gracious; a John-family form
- Johannes♂God is gracious; Latin-transmitted John form
- Jon♂Short form of Jonathan or a form of John
- Jonas♂Dove
- Julia♀Feminine form of the Roman family name Julius
- Juliana♀Feminine Julianus; belonging to the Julius family
- Katarina♀Source record
- Katharina♀Source record
- Kira♀Name shared by Greek, Russian and Irish-related traditions
- Kristel♀Source record
- Kristina♀Feminine Christian-name form; belonging to Christ
- Lina♀Short form of names ending in lina
- Liz♀Short form of Elizabeth
- Louise♀Famous in battle; feminine form of Louis
- Ludvig♂Source record
- Lydia♀Woman from Lydia
- Maj♀Source record
- Mari♂♀Mary-family form; also a separate Japanese name
- Mars♂Source record
- Milan♂♀Dear or gracious in Slavic naming; also an Italian city
- Nils♂Source record
- Olivia♀Traditionally associated with Latin olive
- Paula♀Feminine form of Paul; small
- Pauline♀Feminine of Paulinus, from Paulus: small
- Rachel♀Ewe; a female sheep
- Raymond♂Counsel and protection
- Ros♂♀Short form of Rosalind, Rosamund, and other Ros-names
- Rosanna♀Rose joined with Anna
- Sabrina♀Latin form of the River Severn’s name
- Sandra♀Short form of Italian Alessandra
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Alexis
Helper or defender
Alexis comes through Latin and French from a Greek name associated with helping or defending. It is an independent historical name rather than only a short spelling of Alexander.
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Short form of Adelina, Albina, or other -alina names
Alina is an established short form of Adelina, Albina, and names ending in alina. Adelina contains a Germanic noble element, while Albina belongs to a different Roman family.
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Beloved
Amy is the English form of Old French Amee, now Aimée, associated with Latin Amata, beloved. The French form reflects the verb aimer, to love.
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- 51 Dictionary evidence
- 62 Wikidata
- 27 Philippine source records
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