Alexandru is the Romanian form of the name

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 ...

. Common diminutives are Alecu, Alex, 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 Greek may refer to: Greece Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group. *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family. **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...

"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 Mycenaean Greek is the most ancient attested form of the Greek language, on the Greek mainland and Crete in Mycenaean Greece (16th to 12th centuries BC), before the hypothesised Dorian invasion, often cited as the '' terminus ad quem'' for the ...

feminine noun ''a-re-ka-sa-da-ra'', (transliterated as '' Alexandra''), written in Linear B 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 ''Iliad'' (; grc, Ἰλιάς, Iliás, ; "a poem about Ilium") is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is one of the oldest extant works of literature still widely read by modern audiences. As with the '' Odys ...

, the character

Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. ...

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 Alexandru II Mircea (3 March 1529 – 11 September 1577) was a Voivode or Prince of Wallachia from 1568 to 1574 and 1574 to 1577. He was the father of Mihnea II Turcitul. His parents were Mircea III Dracul and Maria Despina. Raised by the Turks i ...

, Hospodar of Wallachia 1568-1574 and 1574-1577 *

Alexandru Ghica Alexandru Scarlat Ghica (? – after 1768) was Voivode (Prince) of Wallachia from December 1766 to October 1768. He succeeded Scarlat Ghica Scarlat Grigorie Ghica (1715 – 2 December 1766) was a Prince of Moldavia (2 March 1757 – 7 August ...

, Prince of Wallachia 1766-1768 *

Alexandru Suţu Alexandros Soutzos (, , 1758 – January 18/19, 1821, Bucharest) was a Phanariote Greek who ruled as Prince of Moldavia (July 10, 1801 – October 1, 1802 and Prince of Wallachia (July 2, 1802 – August 30, 1802; August 24, 1806 – October 15, ...

(1758-1821), Prince of Moldavia and Prince of Wallachia *

Alexandru II Ghica Alexandru Dimitrie Ghica (1 May 1796 – January 1862), a member of the Ghica family, was Prince of Wallachia from April 1834 to 7 October 1842 and later caimacam (regent) from July 1856 to October 1858. Family He was son of Demetriu Ghic ...

(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

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 Averescu (; 9 March 1859 – 2 October 1938) was a Romanian marshal, diplomat and populist politician. A Romanian Armed Forces Commander during World War I, he served as Prime Minister of three separate cabinets (as well as being ''int ...

* Alexandru G. Golescu * 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

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 ...

* Alexandru Caraman * Alexandru Cecal * 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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, ...

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 ...

* Alexandru Moşanu * 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 ...

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 Sătmăreanu * Alexandru Săvulescu (architect) * Alexandru Șerbănescu * Alexandru Șoltoianu * Alexandru Sturdza * Alexandru Suciu * 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 ...

* Alexandru Tudor-Miu *

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 ...

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 ...

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 (born 1991), Romanian footballer * Vasile Alexandru (born 1935), Romanian footballer

References

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