Alexander
Alexander is a male given name. 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, Al ...
is a male given name.
Alexander may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment
Films
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''Alexander'' (1996 film), a Tamil action film
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''Alexander'' (2004 film), an epic about Alexander the Great directed by Oliver Stone
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''Alexander'' (2008 film), a Russian historical film about Alexander Nevsky
Gaming
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''Alexander'' (video game), a real-time strategy game
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Rome: Total War: Alexander'', a PC game
Music
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''Alexander'' (soundtrack), the Vangelis score of the 2004 film ''Alexander''
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''Alexander'' (Alex Ebert album), 2011
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"Alexander" (song), a 2013 song by Rey Pila
* "Alexander", a 1971 song by
Jeannette van Zutphen
Fictional characters
* Alexander, a
''Peppa Pig'' character
Businesses
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Gebr. Alexander, a German manufacturer of musical instruments, founded in 1782
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Alexander Aircraft Company
The Alexander Aircraft Company was an aircraft manufacturer in Colorado in 1925.
History Founding
The company began life as an offshoot of the Alexander Film Company that specialized in film advertising, and the younger J. Don Alexander decide ...
, an aircraft manufacturer in Colorado, U.S., in 1925
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Alexander Patent Racket Company
The Alexander Patent Racket Company was an Australian sports equipment manufacturer based in Launceston, Tasmania, which operated between 1925 and 1961.
The company was established by Alfred Alexander Jr. and Stephen B. Hopwood, initially to man ...
, an Australian sports equipment manufacturer, founded in 1925
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, an bus and coach bodywork builder, founded in 1913
People
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Alexander (surname), including a list of people with the surname
Places
Australia
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Alexander River (Western Australia)
The Alexander River is a river in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia.
The river rises near Munliginup Hill and flows southerly through a nature reserve area before discharging into Alexander Bay and the Southern Ocean about ...
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Lake Alexander (Northern Territory)
Lake Alexander is a man-made lake named in honour of Alec Fong Lim who was Lord Mayor of Darwin from
1984 to 1990. The lake is located in Fannie Bay Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia and was officially opened on the 21 July 1991 for recreatio ...
, a man-made lake
Canada
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Alexander, Manitoba
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Rural Municipality of Alexander
The Rural Municipality of Alexander (french: Municipalité rurale d'Alexander) is a rural municipality in the Eastman Region of Manitoba, Canada. The town of Powerview-Pine Falls lies adjacent to the municipality, as does the Sagkeeng First Nation ...
, Manitoba
United States
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Alexander City, Alabama
Alexander City, known to locals as "Alex City", is the largest city in Tallapoosa County, Alabama, United States, with a population of 14,843 as of the 2020 census. It has been the largest community in Tallapoosa County since 1910. It is know ...
, a city
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Alexander Archipelago
The Alexander Archipelago (russian: Архипелаг Александра) is a long archipelago (group of islands) in North America lying off the southeastern coast of Alaska. It contains about 1,100 islands, the tops of submerged coastal m ...
, Alaska, a group of islands
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Alexander Creek, Alaska
Alexander ( Dena'ina: ''Tuqen Kaq’'') is an unincorporated community in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, United States. An Alaska Native community with an Alaska Native Village Corporation, it lies on the Susitna River delta, near the mout ...
, also known as Alexander, an unincorporated community
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Alexander Creek (Susitna River)
Alexander Creek, also known as Taguntna Creek, is a long stream from Alexander Lake which merges with the big Susitna River near the village of Alexander Creek, Alaska also known as Alexander, Alaska, an Alaska Native and Alaska Bush commun ...
, a stream
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Alexander, Arkansas
Alexander is a city in Pulaski and Saline counties in the U.S. state of Arkansas. Located in Central Arkansas, the town was founded as a construction camp for the nearby railroad. Following its completion, the citizens decided to incorporate in 1 ...
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Alexander Valley AVA
The Alexander Valley (Wappo: Unutsawaholmanoma, "Toyon Bush Berry Place") is a Californian American Viticultural Area (AVA) just north of Healdsburg in Sonoma County. It is home to many wineries and vineyards, as well as the city of Cloverdale. ...
, California, an American Viticultural Area
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Alexander, Georgia Alexander is an unincorporated community in Burke County, in the U.S. state of Georgia
Georgia most commonly refers to:
* Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United Stat ...
, an unincorporated community
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Alexander County, Illinois
Alexander County is the southernmost and southwesternmost county in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,240. Its county seat is Cairo and its western boundary is formed by the Mississippi River.
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Alexander, Iowa
Alexander is a city in Franklin County, Iowa, United States. The population was 164 at the 2020 census.
Alexander is the hometown of Iowa Congressman Tom Latham who served from 1995 to 2015.
History
Alexander was platted in 1885, not long afte ...
, a city
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Alexander, Kansas
Alexander is a city in Rush County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 54.
History
19th century
Alexander is the oldest city in Rush County, Kansas. It was established in 1869 after becoming an impo ...
, a city
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Alexander, Maine
Alexander is a town in Washington County, Maine, United States. The population was 525 at the 2020 census. The town is named for Alexander Baring, 1st Baron Ashburton, the British negotiator of the Webster–Ashburton Treaty which ended the Aroo ...
, a town
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Alexander, New York
Alexander is a town in Genesee County, New York, United States. The population was 2,534 at the 2010 census. The town is named after Alexander Rea, an early settler, and is on the southern border of the county. It includes a village also named ...
, a town
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Alexander (village), New York
Alexander is a village in Genesee County, New York, United States. The population was 509 at the 2010 census. The village is named after early settler, Alexander Rea.
The village of Alexander is within the town of Alexander. The village is in t ...
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Alexander County, North Carolina
Alexander County is a county established in the U.S. state of North Carolina in 1847. As of the 2020 census, the population was 36,444. Its county seat is Taylorsville. Alexander County is part of the Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton, NC Metropol ...
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Alexander, North Dakota
Alexander is a city in McKenzie County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 319 at the 2020 census. Alexander was founded in 1905 and is named after early North Dakota politician Alexander McKenzie.
Geography
According to the Unite ...
, a city
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Alexander, West Virginia
Alexander is an unincorporated community in Upshur County, West Virginia, United States. Alexander is located on County Route 11 and the Buckhannon River
The Buckhannon River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolu ...
, an unincorporated community
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Alexander Archipelago
The Alexander Archipelago (russian: Архипелаг Александра) is a long archipelago (group of islands) in North America lying off the southeastern coast of Alaska. It contains about 1,100 islands, the tops of submerged coastal m ...
, Alaska
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Lake Alexander (Alaska)
Lake Alexander is a lake in Southeast Alaska, west of Mole Harbor, on east coast of Admiralty Island; north-east of Sitka, Alaska in the Alexander Archipelago.
The lake was named in the Alexander Alaska Expedition of 1907 for Annie Montague A ...
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Alexander Lake (southcentral Alaska)
Alexander Lake is a lake in South Central Alaska, located at head of Alexander Creek (Susitna River), North of Tyonek, Alaska on Cook Inlet Low.
Hydrology
Alexander Creek (Susitna River) in turn drains into Cook Inlet on the Pacific Ocean.
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Lake Alexander (Minnesota)
Elsewhere
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Alexander (crater), on the Moon
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Alexander Church
The Alexander Church ( fi, Aleksanterin kirkko; sv, Alexanderskyrkan) is a stone church in Tampere, Finland, and it is part of the Tampere Cathedral Parish. It is located in the Kaakinmaa district in the city center of Tampere, on the edge of ...
, a Neo-Gothic church in Tampere, Finland
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Alexander Island
Alexander Island, which is also known as Alexander I Island, Alexander I Land, Alexander Land, Alexander I Archipelago, and Zemlja Alexandra I, is the largest island of Antarctica. It lies in the Bellingshausen Sea west of Palmer Land, Antarc ...
, Antarctica
Plants
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Alexander (grape)
Alexander (also known as Tasker's GrapeWilliam Bartram, ''Account of the Species, Hybrids, and Other Varieties of the Vine of North-America'', Medical Repository, (1804), vol. 7 econd series, vol. 1 p. 19-24.) is a spontaneous cross of vines ...
, a hybrid grape
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Isabella (grape)
The Isabella grape is a cultivar derived from the grape species '' Vitis labrusca'' or 'fox grape,' which is used for table, juice and wine production.winepros.com.au. appellationamerica.coIsabella/ref>
Appearance and use
The skin of Isabella wh ...
, also called Alexander
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Smyrnium olusatrum
''Smyrnium olusatrum'', common name alexanders (or alisander) is an edible flowering plant of the family Apiaceae (Umbelliferae), which grows on waste ground and in hedges around the Mediterranean and Atlantic coastal regions of Europe. It was ...
'', common name Alexanders, an edible cultivated flowering plant
Ships
* , eight ships of the Royal Navy
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''Alexander'' (ship), other ships or sailing vessels
Other uses
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Alexander (cocktail), an alcoholic drink made with Cognac
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Alexander Technique, a method of removing muscular tension
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Alexander disease
Alexander disease is a very rare autosomal dominant leukodystrophy, which are neurological conditions caused by anomalies in the myelin which protects nerve fibers in the brain. The most common type is the infantile form that usually begins duri ...
, a very rare disease
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Alexander violin
The Alexander violin is a string instrument designed by Sylvanus J. Talbott, of Milford, New Hampshire, in 1887 in the United States. The instrument was produced commercially and was available for purchase in D.H Bearman's 1890 catalogue. The i ...
, a string instrument
See also
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Zizia aurea
''Zizia aurea'' (golden alexanders, golden zizia) is a flowering herbaceous perennial plant of the carrot family Apiaceae. It is native to eastern Canada and the United States, from the eastern Great Plains to the Atlantic Coast. It is named f ...
'', or golden alexanders, a flowering perennial forb of the carrot family
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Alexander's (disambiguation)
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Aleksander (Hasidic dynasty)
Aleksander (Yiddish: אלעקסאנדער) is a Polish Hasidic dynasty originating from the city of Aleksandrow Lodzki, Poland, where it was founded by Shraga Fayvel Dancyger (d. 1848). Aleksander is a branch of Vurka, as Shraga Fayvel Dancyge ...
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Alexandre (disambiguation) Alexandre may refer to:
* Alexandre (given name)
* Alexandre (surname)
* Alexandre (film)
See also
* Alexander
* Xano (disambiguation) Xano is the name of:
* Xano, a Portuguese hypocoristic of the name " Alexandre (disambiguation)"
* Idálio Ale ...
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