Romanian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Turkish İskender, from Persian اسکندر (eskandar), from Arabic إِسْكَنْدَر (ʔiskandar), from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros).

Proper noun edit

Șchender m

  1. (historical) A village in Dobruja, in eastern Romania. Renamed to Furnica.