Origin. Word/name. Via
Latin Alexander, originally from the
Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros), from αλέξειν aléxein meaning "to
ward off, keep off, turn away, defend, protect" and ἀνδρός andrós, genitive of ἀνήρ anḗr meaning "man". Meaning. "Defender, protector of man".