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form of the name Alexander. Common diminutives are
Alecu Alexandru is the Romanian form of the name Alexander. Common diminutives are Alecu, Alex, and Sandu. Origin Etymologically, the name is derived from the Greek "Αλέξανδρος" (Aléxandros), meaning "defending men" or "protector of men" ...
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Alex Alex is a given name. It can refer to a shortened version of Alexander, Alexandra, Alexis. People Multiple *Alex Brown (disambiguation), multiple people * Alex Gordon (disambiguation), multiple people *Alex Harris (disambiguation), multiple pe ...
, and Sandu.


Origin

Etymologically Etymology () The New Oxford Dictionary of English (1998) – p. 633 "Etymology /ˌɛtɪˈmɒlədʒi/ the study of the class in words and the way their meanings have changed throughout time". is the study of the history of the form of words ...
, the name is derived from the Greek "Αλέξανδρος" (Aléxandros), meaning "defending men" or "protector of men", a compound of the verb "ἀλέξω" (alexō), "to ward off, to avert, to defend" and the noun "ἀνδρός" (andros), genitive of "ἀνήρ" (anēr), "man". It is an example of the widespread motif of Greek (or Indo-European more generally) names expressing "battle-prowess", in this case the ability to withstand or push back an enemy battle line. The earliest attested form of the name is the Mycenaean Greek feminine noun ''a-re-ka-sa-da-ra'', (transliterated as ''
Alexandra Alexandra () is the feminine form of the given name Alexander (, ). Etymologically, the name is a compound of the Greek verb (; meaning 'to defend') and (; GEN , ; meaning 'man'). Thus it may be roughly translated as "defender of man" or "prot ...
''), written in
Linear B Linear B was a syllabic script used for writing in Mycenaean Greek, the earliest attested form of Greek. The script predates the Greek alphabet by several centuries. The oldest Mycenaean writing dates to about 1400 BC. It is descended from ...
syllabic script. The name was one of the titles ("epithets") given to the Greek goddess
Hera In ancient Greek religion, Hera (; grc-gre, Ἥρα, Hḗrā; grc, Ἥρη, Hḗrē, label=none in Ionic and Homeric Greek) is the goddess of marriage, women and family, and the protector of women during childbirth. In Greek mythology, she ...
and as such is usually taken to mean "one who comes to save warriors". In the Iliad, the character Paris is known also as Alexander.Ἀλέξανδρος
Georg Autenrieth, ''A Homeric Dictionary'', on Perseus Digital Library The name's popularity was spread throughout the Greek world by the military conquests of King Alexander III, commonly known as "Alexander the Great".


Rulers

(in chronological order) * Alexandru cel Bun (d.1432), Prince of Moldavia 1400-1432 * Alexandru I Aldea (1397-1436), Prince of Wallachia 1431-1436 * Alexandru Lăpuşneanu Prince of Moldavia 1552-1561 and 1564-1568 * Alexandru II Mircea, Hospodar of Wallachia 1568-1574 and 1574-1577 * Alexandru Ghica, Prince of Wallachia 1766-1768 * Alexandru Suţu (1758-1821), Prince of Moldavia and Prince of Wallachia * Alexandru II Ghica (1796-1862), Prince of Wallachia * Alexandru Ioan Cuza (1820-1873), Prince of Moldavia, Domnitor of the United Principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia 1859-1866


Prime ministers

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Alexandru Athanasiu Alexandru Athanasiu (; born 1 January 1955) is a Romanian politician and jurist. A former leader of the Romanian Social Democratic Party (PSDR), he has been a member of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) since 2001. Athanasiu previously served ...
* Alexandru Averescu *
Alexandru G. Golescu Alexandru G. Golescu (1819 – 15 August 1881) was a Romanian politician who served as a Prime Minister of Romania in 1870. Life Early life Born in the Golescu family of boyars in Bucharest, Wallachia, he was the cousin of the brothers Ștef ...
* Alexandru Marghiloman *
Alexandru Vaida-Voevod Alexandru Vaida-Voevod or Vaida-Voievod (27 February 1872 – 19 March 1950) was an Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian politician who was a supporter and promoter of the union of Transylvania (before 1920 part of Hungary) with the Romanian Old King ...


Religious leaders

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Alexandru Sterca-Șuluțiu Alexandru Sterca-Șuluțiu, also called Alexandru Sterca-Șuluțiu de Cărpiniș (February 15, 1794 – September 7, 1867), was an ethnic Romanian Eastern Catholic cleric in Imperial Austrian Transylvania, and the Metropolitan of the Transy ...
* Alexandru Șafran * Alexandru Todea


Other people

* Alexandru Antemireanu * Alexandru Antoniuc * Alexandru Apolzan * Alexandru Balaban * Alexandru Baltagă * Alexandru Batcu * Alexandru Bogdan-Pitești *
Alexandru Borza Alexandru Borza (1887, in Alba Iulia – 3 September 1971, in Cluj) was a Romanian botanist, Greek-Catholic priest and honorary archpriest of Cluj. As part of a group of professors, physicians, soldiers, and others, he helped bring Scouting ...
* Alexandru Candiano-Popescu * Alexandru Cantacuzino (militant) *
Alexandru Cantacuzino (minister) Alexandru Cantacuzino was a Romanian politician who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs from June 24, 1862, until September 29, 1862, and as the Minister of Finance from July 12, 1862, until March 16, 1863. Romanian Ministers of Finan ...
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Alexandru Caraman Aleksandr Akimovich Karaman (russian: Алекса́ндр Аки́мович Карама́н, ; born 26 July 1956) is a Transnistrian politician and later the Foreign Minister of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) during August 2014. He was the ...
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Alexandru Cecal Alexandru Cecal (July 18, 1940 – November 1, 2021) was a chemist, professor at the Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași, Romania, known especially for his contributions in the field of radiochemistry. Education Cecal was born in Cahul, Mold ...
* Alexandru Ștefan Catargiu * Alexandru Cernat * Alexandru Ciucurencu *
Alexandru Ciura Alexandru Ciura (15 November 1876 – 2 March 1936) was an Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian journalist, short story writer and priest. Born in Abrud, Ciura was descended from a long line of Greek-Catholic priests in the Țara Moților region of ...
* Alexandru Ciurcu *
Alexandru Claudian Alexandru Claudian (also rendered as Al. Claudian; April 8, 1898 – October 16, 1962) was a Romanian sociologist, political figure, and poet. A student and practitioner of Marxism, he worked as a schoolteacher, entry-level academic, field researc ...
* Alexandru C. Constantinescu * Alexandru Dabija *
Alexandru Darie Alexandru Darie (14 June 1959 – 18 September 2019) was a Romanian theater director. Born into an acting family, the son of Iurie Darie and Consuela Roșu, he graduated from the Caragiale Academy of Theatrical Arts and Cinematography in Buc ...
* Alexandru Davila *
Alexandru Dimca Alexandru Dimca is a Romanian mathematician, who works in algebraic geometry at University of Nice Sophia Antipolis. Education and career Dimca competed in the International Mathematical Olympiad in 1970, 1971, and 1972, earning two bronze medal ...
* Alexandru Dincă (journalist) *
Alexandru Dobriceanu Alexandru A. Dobriceanu (19 September 1894 – 10 February 1978) was an officer in the Romanian Army who fought in both World War I and World War II, and rose to the rank of major general afterwards. Biography Early life He was born on 19 Septemb ...
* Alexandru Dobrogeanu-Gherea *
Alexandru Dragomir Alexandru Dragomir (November 8, 1916 in Zalău – November 13, 2002 in Bucharest) was a Romanian philosopher. He made his doctoral studies under Martin Heidegger's direction, in 1940. Philosophy Dragomir refused to publish any of his writing. He a ...
* Alexandru Epureanu * Alecu Filipescu-Vulpea *
Alexandru Frim Alexandru "Dudu" Frim (9 March 1908 – 2 December 1985) was a Romanian bobsledder who competed in the 1930s. He won the gold medal in the two-man event at the 1934 FIBT World Championships. He also finished 15th in the two-man event at ...
* Alexandru Froda *
Alexandru Gațcan Alexandru Gațcan (born 27 March 1984) is a Moldovan former international footballer who played as a central midfielder. Career Club On 17 June 2019, Gațcan extended his contract with Rostov until the summer of 2020. On 17 July 2019, Rostov an ...
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Alexandru Ghiban Alexandru Andrei Ghiban (born 12 October 1986 in Mizil) is a Romanian water polo player. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed for the Romania men's national water polo team The Romania men's national water polo team is the representativ ...
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Alexandru Ghika Alexandru Ghika (June 22, 1902 – April 11, 1964) was a Romanian mathematician, founder of the Romanian school of functional analysis. Life He was born in Bucharest, into the Ghica family, the son of Ioan Ghika (1873–1949) and Elena Me ...
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Alexandru Giugaru Alexandru Giugaru (; 23 June 1897 – 15 March 1986) was a Romanian stage and film actor. Early life Born in Huși, Fălciu (present day Vaslui County), Romania, Giugaru began his stage career in 1916 after graduating from school in Cuza V ...
* Alexandru Golban * Alexandru Graur *
Alexandru Greab Alexandru Doru Greab (born 26 May 1992) is a Romanian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga II club Gloria Buzău. Honours Gaz Metan Mediaș *Liga II The Liga 2, most often spelled as Liga II, is the second level of the Romanian f ...
* Alexandru Groapă * Alexandru Hrisoverghi * Alexandru Ioanițiu * Alexandru Koller *
Alexandru Leșco Alexandru Leșco (born February 21, 1955, Coșernița) is a Moldovan activist, famous for being sentenced by the separatist Transnistrian government for actions which have been described as Moldovan state-sponsored terrorism by Transnistrian g ...
* Alexandru Ioan Lupaș * Alexandru Macedonski *
Alexandru Marin Alexandru Adalbert "Alex" Marin (June 25, 1945 – November 14, 2005) was an American experimental particle physicist, a professor of physics at MIT, Boston University and Harvard University, and a researcher at CERN and JINR. Marin was born in Fr ...
* Alexandru Mironescu *
Alexandru Moghioroș Alexandru Moghioroș ( hu, Mogyorós Sándor; 23 October 1911 – 1 October 1969) was a Romanian communist activist and politician. Moghioroș was born in 1911 into an ethnic Hungarian family, in Nagyszalonta, Austria-Hungary, now Salonta, ...
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Alexandru Ioan Morțun Alexandru Ioan Morțun (born July 16, 1951) is a Romanian physician, politician, and Member of the European Parliament (MEP). He is a member of the National Liberal Party (PNL), which was part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe u ...
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Alexandru Moşanu Alexandru is the Romanian form of the name Alexander. Common diminutives are Alecu, Alex, and Sandu. Origin Etymologically, the name is derived from the Greek "Αλέξανδρος" (Aléxandros), meaning "defending men" or "protector of men", ...
* Alexandru Nicolschi *
Alexandru Odobescu Alexandru Ioan Odobescu (; 23 June 1834 – 10 November 1895) was a Romanian author, archaeologist and politician. Biography He was born in Bucharest, the second child of General Ioan Odobescu and his wife Ecaterina. After attending Saint Sava ...
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Alexandru Orăscu Alexandru Hristea Orăscu (30 July 1817 – 16 December 1894) was a Romanian architect famous for his Neoclassicist and Renaissance-revival works. He was born in Bucharest in 1817 to serdar Hristea Orăscu and his wife, Elena Orăscu. He gra ...
* Alexandru Paleologu *
Alexandru Papadopol Alexandru Papadopol (; born 5 April 1975, in Râmnicu Vâlcea) is a Romanian actor. At the beginning of the year 2000 he appeared in the films ''Marfa şi banii'' (''Goods and Money'' or ''Stuff and Dough'') and '' Occident'', after which he a ...
* Alexandru Papadopol-Calimah * Alexandru Papiu Ilarian * Alexandru Pastia * Alexandru Philippide * Alexandru A. Philippide *
Alexandru Plămădeală Alexandru Plamădeală (1888–1940) was a Moldovan sculptor. He was the artist responsible for the creation of the Stephen the Great Monument in Chișinău (1927). He graduated from the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architectur ...
* Alexandru Popovici (Moldovan footballer) * Alexandru Adrian Popovici * Alexandru Proca * Alexandru Repan *
Alexandru Sahia Alexandru Sahia ( pen name of Alexandru Stănescu; October 11, 1908 – August 12, 1937) was a Romanian journalist and short story writer. Biography Born in Mânăstirea, Călărași County, as the son of a small landowner, he was enrolled in th ...
* Alexandru Sătmăreanu * Alexandru Săvulescu (architect) * Alexandru Șerbănescu * Alexandru Șoltoianu *
Alexandru Sturdza Prince Alexandru Sturdza (Александр Скарлатович Стурдза; Iași, Moldavia, 18 November 1791Odessa, 13 June 1854) was a Russian publicist and diplomat of Romanian origin. In his writings, he referred to himself with a Frenc ...
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Alexandru Suciu Alexandru Suciu (born 29 October 1960) is a Romanian former international footballer who played as a midfielder. International career Suciu played one friendly game for Romania in 1985 when coach Mircea Lucescu send him on the field in the 46th ...
* Alexandru A. Suțu * Alexandru Terheș *
Alexandru Toma Alexandru Toma (occasionally known as A. Toma, born Solomon Moscovici; February 11, 1875 – August 15, 1954) was a Romanian poet, journalist and translator, known for his communist views and his role in introducing Socialist Realism to Romanian li ...
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Alexandru Tudor-Miu Alexandru Tudor-Miu (February 25, 1901 – July 26, 1961) was a Romanian poet. Born into a peasant family in Brazi, Prahova County, he attended primary school in his native village, followed by high school at Ploiești. Between 1918 and 1920, h ...
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Alexandru Tudose Alexandru Tudose (born 3 April 1987) is a Romanian footballer who last plays as a centre back for Malaysia Premier League club UKM. Steaua București * First match in Liga I for Steaua: 10 April 2009 • Steaua-Gloria 1–1. International care ...
* Alexandru Tyroler *
Alexandru Usatiuc-Bulgăr Alexandru Usatiuc-Bulgăr (1915–2003) was a Moldovan activist and a political prisoner in the former Soviet Union. Biography Between 1969 and 1971, he was a founder of a clandestine National Patriotic Front of Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina ...
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Alexandru Vulpe Alexandru Vulpe (June 16, 1931 – February 9, 2016) was a Romanian historian and archaeologist Archaeology or archeology is the scientific study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological ...
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Alexandru Dimitrie Xenopol Alexandru Dimitrie Xenopol (; March 23, 1847, Iaşi – February 27, 1920, Bucharest) was a Romanian historian, philosopher, professor, economist, sociologist, and author. Among his many major accomplishments, he is the Romanian historian cr ...
* Alexandru Zaharescu * Alexandru Zub


People with the surname

* Constantin Alexandru (1953–2014), Romanian sport wrestler *
Iliaș Alexandru Iliaş Alexandru (also called Iliaş III), (c. 1635 – 1675) was ''voivode'' or Ruler of Moldova from 1666 to 1668. He was the son of a previous ruler. The person who preceded and reigned after him was Gheorghe Duca. In 1668 he punished Nicola ...
, Ruler of Moldova * Ioan Alexandru (1941–2000), Romanian poet and politician * Maria Alexandru (born 1939), Romanian table tennis player * Marian Alexandru (born 1977), Romanian footballer * Nicoleta Alexandru (born 1968), Romanian singer *
Sadie Alexandru Sadie Sarah Jocelyn Dolan Alexandru (born December 2, 1977) is an American actress and model. Alexandru is best known for playing Scarlett, secretary for media buyer Harry Crane on AMC's drama series ''Mad Men''. Early life Sadie Alexandru was ...
(born 1977), American actress and model *
Valentin Alexandru Valentin Marius Alexandru (born 17 September 1991) is a Romanian professional footballer who last time played as a forward for Gloria Buzău. In his career, Alexandru also played for teams such as: Victoria Brănești, SC Popești-Leordeni, SC ...
(born 1991), Romanian footballer *
Vasile Alexandru Vasile Alexandru (born 18 July 1935) is a Romanian former football midfielder who played for Romania in the 1960 European Nations' Cup. Honours ;Dinamo București *Divizia A: 1961–62, 1962–63 *Cupa României: 1958–59 ;Dinamo Pitești *D ...
(born 1935), Romanian footballer


References

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