Aleksandrs

Latvian

Etymology

First recorded in 1638. From Russian Алекса́ндр (Aleksándr). Cognate to English Alexander.

Proper noun

Aleksandrs m

1. a male given name from Russian
2. A transliteration of the Russian male given name Алекса́ндр (Aleksándr).
3. A respelling of the English male given name Alexander.
4. A respelling of the French male given name Alexandre.

Related terms

• (male given names) Sandis, Sandris, Aleksanders
• (female given names) Aleksandra, Sandra

References

• Klāvs Siliņš: Latviesu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
• [1] There were 38 599 men named Aleksandrs in Latvia on May 21st 2010, including Russian-speaking Latvians.