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Meaning & Origins
From the Latin form of the Greek name Alexandros, from alexein ‘to defend’ + anēr ‘man, warrior’ (genitive andros). The name became extremely popular in the post-classical period, and was borne by several individuals in the New Testament and some early Christian saints. Its use as a common given name throughout Europe, however, derives largely from the fame of Alexander the Great, King of Macedon (356–323 bc), around whom a large body of popular legend grew up in late antiquity, much of which came to be embodied in the medieval ‘Alexander romances’.
| 301st in the U.S. for 2011 |
Polish: habitational name for someone from Nowakowa in Nowy Sącz voivodeship, or Nowakowo in Poznań voivodeship.
| 8,095th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Alex, Alexandar, Al, Alexi, Allex, Alexa
Nowak, Nowacki, Nowack, Nowaczyk, Nowakowska, Nowachek, Nowalk, Nowaczek, Nowatzki, Nowaski
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