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First name origin & meaning:

Persian: Defends mankind; a variation of Alexander

First name variations: Alexandre, Alejandro, Aleksandr, Aleksander, Aleksy, Oles, Lyaksandro, Aleksanteri, Aleksi, Elek, Sandor, Eskander, Iskender, Alekanekelo, Alexandrukas, Eskander

Last name origins & meanings:

  1. Italian (Sicily): regional variant of Alessi.
  2. Czech (Aleš): from a short form of the personal names Alexis, Albert, Albrecht, or Alexandr.
  3. Slovenian (Aleš): from the personal name Aleš, a derivative of Latin Alexius (see Alexis).