Girls' Names:

Agnes
Alexandra
Alice, Al(l)ison
Anastasia
Andrea
Angela
Ann(e), Hannah
Antonia
Barbara
Beatrice
Bianca, Blanche
Brigid, Bridget
Carol(ine), Charlotte
Catherine, Kathryn etc.
Cecilia
Christina, Christa, Kristin etc.
Clare, Claire
Dorothy, Theodora
Elizabeth, Isabel(la), Lisa
Emily
Esther, Starr, Stella
Eve
Frances
Grace
Helen, Ellen
Jaclyn, Jacqueline
Jane, Joan
Josephine
Judith, Judy
Julia, Julie
Laura, Lauren
Lily
Louise
Lucy
Madeline
Margaret
Martha
Mary
Michaela
Natalie, Noelle
Nicole, Nicola
Paula, Pauline
Rachel
Rose
Sophie
Susan(na)
T(h)eresa

Alexander

A compound of the Greek root words alexein "to defend" and andros, "man; warrior". Alexis is from the same root meaning "to defend."

Pet forms: Alex, Alec, Lex, Xander, Sandy
Related Names: Alexis, Alexius
feminine forms: Alexandra, Alexandria, Sandra

Arabic Iskander
Armenian Aleksander, Alek, Alex
Basque Alesander
Breton  
Bulgarian Aleksi, Alekko, Sashko
Catalan Aleixandre
Croatian Aleksandar
Czech Aleksandr
Danish
Aleksander, Aleks
Dutch Sander
Estonian Aleksander
Finnish Aleksanteri
Flemish Alecxander, Alixander, Alxandre
French Alexandre
Galician Alexandre
German Alexander
Greek Alexandros
Hawaiian Alika
Hebrew Aleksander
Hungarian Sándor, Elek
Icelandic Alexander, Alexíus
Irish Gaelic Alastar
Italian Alessandro
Latvian Aleksandrs
Lithuanian Aleksandras, Aleksas
Norwegian Aleksander, Sander
Polish Aleksander
Portuguese Alexandre
Romanian Alexandriu, Skender
Russian Aleksandr
Scottish Gaelic Alasdair
Spanish Alejandro
Swedish Alexander
Welsh Alec
Yiddish Sender, Zindel
Other Boys' Names:

Alexander
Andrew
Anthony
Charles
Christopher
Daniel
David
Den(n)is
Edward
Eugene
Francis, Frank
Frederick
Gabriel
George
Gerald, Gerard
Gregory
Henry
Isaac
James, Jacob
Joachim
John
Joseph
Julian
Justin
Laurence, Larry
Leonard
Louis, Lewis
Luke, Lucas
Mark, Marcus
Martin
Matthew
Michael
Nicholas
Paul
Peter
Phil(l)ip
Ralph
Richard
Robert
Samuel
Sebastian
Simon
Stephen, Steven
Theodore
Thomas
Timothy
Victor
Vincent
William
Zachary

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