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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 38. Chapters: Greek feminine given names, Greek masculine given names, Callisto, Alexander, Hermione, Nicephorus, Anastasius, Cynthia, Eleutherios, Alexandra, Greek name, Sophia, Eliana, Yannis, Zoe, Theophilus, Nikos, Giorgos, Cassandra, Georgios, Alexis, Demetrius, Ari, Lydia, Marcos, Spiro, Panagiotis, Corina, Vassilios, Melissa, Ira, Eleni, Anatoly, Nikolaos, Jason, Theodora, Aris, Elektra, Philippa, Nikita, Moira, Stavros, Konstantinos, Orestes, Nikoleta, Eunice, Nicetas, Therapont, Eustathius, Dionne, Charis, Christos, Mitsos, Chrysanthos, Nika, Perikles, Paris, Tryphena of Rome, Panorea, Medea, Damaskinos, Alekos, Stelios, Olympias, Stamatia, Spiridon, Aristophanes, Zoilos, Danielis, Nestor, Tryphon, Plutarch, Kokos, Dysmas. Excerpt: Alexander is a common male first name, and less common surname. The most famous is Alexander the Great, the King of Macedon who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Etymologically, the name is derived from the Greek " " (Alexandros), meaning "defending men" or "protector of men," a compound of the verb " " (alex ), "to ward off, to avert, to defend" and the noun " " (andros), genitive of " " (an r), "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 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 and as such is usually taken to mean "one who comes to save warriors." In the Iliad, the character Paris is known also as Alexander. The name's popularity was spread throughout the Greek world by the military conquests of King Alex...
