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Alex
Alex is a given name. Similar names are Alexander, Alexandra, Alexey or Alexis. People Multiple * Alex Brown (other), multiple people * Alex Cook (other), multiple people * Alex Forsyth (other), multiple people * Alexander Gardner (other), multiple people * Alex Gordon (other), multiple people * Alex Harris (other), multiple people * Alex Jones (other), multiple people * Alexander Johnson (other), multiple people * Alex Lee (other), multiple people * Alex Taylor (other), multiple people Politicians * Alex Allan (born 1951), British diplomat * Alex Attwood (born 1959), Northern Irish politician *Alex Kushnir (born 1978), Israeli politician * Alex Salmond (1954–2024), Scottish politician, former First Minister of Scotland Baseball players * Alex Avila (born 1987), American baseball player *Alex Bregman (born 1994), American baseball player * Alex Freeland (born 2001), American baseball ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandra
Alexandra () is a female given name of Greek origin. It is the first attested form of its variants, including Alexander (, ). Etymology, Etymologically, the name is a compound of the Greek verb (; meaning 'to defend') and (; genitive, GEN , ; meaning 'man'). Thus it may be roughly translated as "defender of man" or "protector of man". The name Alexandra was one of the epithets given to the Greek goddess Hera and as such is usually taken to mean "one who comes to save warriors". The earliest attested form of the name is the Mycenaean Greek ( or //), written in the Linear B syllabic script.Tablet Mycenae, MY V 659 (61). Alexandra and its masculine equivalent, Alexander, are both common names in Greece as well as countries where Germanic languages, Germanic, Romance languages, Romance, and Slavic languages are spoken. Variants * Alejandra, Alejandrina (diminutive) (Spanish) * Aleksandra (Александра) (Albanian language, Albanian, Bulgarian language, Bulgarian, Esto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander
Alexander () is a male name of Greek origin. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Aleksander, Oleksandr, Oleksander, Aleksandr, and Alekzandr. Related names and diminutives include Iskandar, Alec, Alek, Alex, Alexsander, Alexandre, Aleks, Aleksa, Aleksandre, Alejandro, Alessandro, Alasdair, Sasha, Sandy, Sandro, Sikandar, Skander, Sander and Xander; feminine forms include Alexandra, Alexandria, and Sasha. Etymology The name ''Alexander'' originates from the (; 'defending men' or 'protector of men'). It is a compound of the verb (; 'to ward off, avert, defend') and the noun (, genitive: , ; meaning 'man'). The earliest attested form of the name, is the Mycenaean Greek feminine anthroponym , , (/ Alexandra/), written in the Linear B syllabic script. Alaksandu, alternatively ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexis (given Name)
Alexis is a given name of Greek language, Greek origin. Like the name ''Alexander'', Alexis derives from the . While the name is traditionally male, it has been predominantly given to females in the United States since at least the 1940s, when actress Alexis Smith began appearing in films. It has been among the top 50 most popular names for girls in the United States since 1990. In the 2008 book ''5-Star Baby Name Advisor'', author Bruce Lansky writes that the girls' name has the image of a "sexy and seductive knockout." The increase in popularity of the name is sometimes attributed to the notable character Alexis Colby from the American television series ''Dynasty (1981 TV series), Dynasty.'' A 1978 film, ''Ice Castles'', featured as the main character a blind figure skater named Alexis "Lexie" Winston. Aleksi, a Finnish variant, was the third most popular name for boys born in Finland in 2007.Helsingin Sanomat, October 16, 200Aino and Eetu top list of most popular children's nam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Salmond
Alexander Elliot Anderson Salmond ( ; 31 December 1954 – 12 October 2024) was a Scottish politician who served as First Minister of Scotland from 2007 to 2014. A prominent figure in the Scottish nationalist movement, he was Leader of the Scottish National Party (Scottish National Party, SNP) on two occasions, from 1990 to 2000 and from 2004 to 2014. He then served as leader of the Alba Party from 2021 until his death in 2024. A graduate of the University of St Andrews, he worked as an economist in the Scottish Office, and later, the Royal Bank of Scotland. He was elected to the British House of Commons in 1987 United Kingdom general election, 1987, serving as the Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) for Banff and Buchan (UK Parliament constituency), Banff and Buchan from 1987 to 2010. In 1990, he successfully defeated Margaret Ewing in the 1990 Scottish National Party leadership election, SNP leadership contest. Salmond led the party through the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Rodriguez
Alexander Emmanuel Rodriguez (born July 27, 1975), nicknamed "A-Rod", is an American former professional baseball shortstop, third baseman and designated hitter and current businessman. Rodriguez played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners (1994–2000), Texas Rangers (baseball), Texas Rangers (2001–2003), and New York Yankees (2004–2013, 2015–2016). Rodriguez is the chairman and chief executive officer of A-Rod Corp as well as the chairman of Presidente (beer), Presidente beer. He is about to purchase a controlling interest in the National Basketball Association's Minnesota Timberwolves with Marc Lore. Rodriguez began his professional baseball career as one of the sport's most highly touted prospects, and is considered one of the greatest baseball players of all time. With a career .295 Batting average (baseball), batting average, Rodriguez amassed over 600 home runs (696), over 2,000 run batted in, runs batted in (RBI), over 2,000 run (bas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Bregman
Alexander David Bregman (born March 30, 1994) is an American professional baseball third baseman for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Houston Astros. As a high school sophomore at Albuquerque Academy in 2010, Bregman became the first high school player to win the USA Baseball USA Baseball#Player of the Year Award, Player of the Year Award. As a junior the following year he batted .678 while setting a New Mexico season record with 19 home runs. In three years of college baseball for Louisiana State University (LSU), Bregman was voted the 2013 National Freshman of the Year by ''Baseball America'', won the 2013 Brooks Wallace Award as the country's best college shortstop, and was a two-time College Baseball All-America Team, All-American. Toward the end of his junior year of college, he was selected by the Houston Astros with the second pick in the first round of the 2015 MLB draft. Bregman made his MLB debut in 2016. He s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexey
Alexey ( ; ), is a Russian and Bulgarian male given name derived from the Greek ''Aléxios'' (), meaning "Defender", and thus of the same origin as the Latin Alexius. Similar Ukrainian and Belarusian names are romanized as Oleksii (Олексій) and Aliaksiej (Аляксей), respectively. The Russian Orthodox Church uses the Old Church Slavonic version, Alexiy or Aleksiy (Алексiй, or Алексий in modern spelling), for its Saints and hierarchs (most notably, this is the form used for Patriarchs Alexius I and Alexius II). The name became fairly popular in Russia after the baptism of Michael of Russia's son, Alexis of Russia. The common hypocoristic is Alyosha () or simply Lyosha (). These may be further transformed into Alyoshka, Alyoshenka, Lyoshka, Lyoha, Lyoshenka (, respectively), sometimes rendered as Alesha/Aleshenka in English. The form Alyosha may be used as a full first name in Bulgaria (Альоша) and Armenia. In theory, Alexia is the femal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Avila
Alexander Thomas Avila (born January 29, 1987) is an American former professional baseball catcher. Between 2009 and 2021 he played for the Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox, Chicago Cubs, Arizona Diamondbacks and Minnesota Twins and Washington Nationals. Avila is the son of former Tigers general manager Al Avila. Avila was the Tigers' starting catcher for the team's four straight American League Central Division titles, which included catching Cy Young Award seasons for starting pitchers Justin Verlander in 2011 and Max Scherzer in 2013. Nicknamed "The Titanium Catcher" for the perception among many baseball fans that he was unusually likely to be hit by foul tips, Avila has a history of concussions and concussion-like symptoms. He spent time on the disabled list for a concussion in 2013 and missed games on at least two occasions in 2014 for concussion-like symptoms after taking blows to the head. His most recent reported concussion occurred in the clinching Game 3 of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Anzalone
Alex Anzalone ( , born September 22, 1994) is an American professional football linebacker for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida Gators. Anzalone was selected in the third round by the New Orleans Saints in the 2017 NFL draft. College career Anzalone originally committed to Ohio State and Notre Dame but chose to play college football at University of Florida from 2013 to 2016. During the four-year span, he missed 20 games due to injuries with his only full season being the 2014 season as the backup linebacker. He played ten games in 2013, two games in 2015, and seven games in 2016. He forewent his final year of college eligibility to enter the 2017 NFL draft. Professional career New Orleans Saints The New Orleans Saints selected Anzalone in the third round (76th overall) of the 2017 NFL draft. He was the tenth linebacker selected in 2017. On June 2, 2017, the Saints signed Anzalone to a four-year, $3.46 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Johnson (other)
Alexander Johnson or Alex Johnson may refer to: *Alexander Bryan Johnson (1786–1867), British philosopher and banker *Alexander Lange Johnson (1910–1989), Norwegian bishop *Alexander S. Johnson (1817–1878), American jurist *Alexander Johnson (basketball) (born 1983), American basketball player *Alexander Johnson (figure skater) (born 1990), American figure skater *Alexander Johnson (mathematician) (1830–1912), Canadian academic *Alexander Johnson (pentathlete) (born 1969), Australian modern pentathlete *Alexander D. Johnson (born 1952), American biochemist *Alexander Johnson, lead singer of These Kids Wear Crowns *Alex Johnson (1942–2015), American baseball player *Alex Johnson (Australian footballer) (born 1992), Australian rules footballer *Alex Johnson (basketball) (born 1988), Canadian basketball player *Alex Johnson (climber) (born 1989), American rock climber *Alex Johnson (footballer, born 1917) (1917–1944), English footballer *A. J. Johnson (linebacker) (born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Taylor (other)
Alex or Alexander or Alexandra Taylor may refer to: People Actors and theatrical professionals * Alex Taylor, stage name used by pornographic actress Adriana Molinari (born 1970) * Alex Cole Taylor, acting teacher Businesspeople * Alex Taylor (businessman) (1853–1916), Canadian entrepreneur, inventor and politician * Alexander C. Taylor, American businessman, CEO of Cox Enterprises Politicians * Alex Taylor (Australian politician) (1906–1976), Australian politician * Alex Taylor (Canadian politician) (born 1936), Canadian politician * Don Taylor (Australian politician), Alexander Donald Taylor (1928–2023), Australian politician * Alexander W. Taylor (1815–1893), US Representative from Pennsylvania Sportspeople * Alex Taylor (American football) (born 1997), American football player * Alex Taylor (footballer) (born 1962), Scottish footballer * Alex Taylor (rugby union) (born 1990), New Zealand rugby union player * Alexandra Taylor (born 1994), Cypriot alpine skier Other p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Katz (baseball)
Alexander Benjamin Katz (; born October 12, 1994) is an American-Israeli professional baseball left-handed pitcher who is a free agent. He plays internationally for Team Israel. Katz pitched for the St. John's Red Storm, and was part of the team that won the 2015 Big East Conference Regular Season and Tournament. He was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 27th Round of the 2015 Major League Baseball draft. In 2015 and 2016 combined, pitching in the Rookie Pioneer League and Arizona League, the Single–A South Atlantic League, and the High–A Carolina League, he was 0–3 with a 2.87 ERA and 6 saves. In innings, he struck out 97 batters. Katz pitched for Team Israel at the 2017 World Baseball Classic. He made four relief appearances and pitched a total of scoreless innings. In May 2017, Katz was traded to the Baltimore Orioles for two international pool spots. In October 2018, he became a dual Israeli citizen. He pitched for the Israel national baseball team at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
