Names like Alexander
Alexander is a four-syllable Greek name that ends in -er. Each list below follows one of those threads on its own, so you can see exactly what the names share.
The same sound
Four syllables, ending the same way as Alexander.
Abenezer Amharic · stone of help (the Ebenezer Samuel raised, 'thus far the LORD has helped us')
Meriwether English · Middle English for pleasant, cheerful weather or temperament; famously borne by Meriwether Lewis, co-leader of the expedition that mapped the American West.
Eliezer Hebrew · 'my God is help', biblical name of Abraham's servant
The same roots
Also Greek names, from the tradition Alexander comes from.
Kristopher Greek · variant spelling of Christopher, from Greek 'Christophoros', meaning 'bearing Christ'
Evander Greek · 'good man', a mythological founder-hero in the Aeneid
Leonidas Greek · "son of the lion"
Peter Greek · rock
Names of the same moment
Each of these is at its highest in the 2020s, the same decade as Alexander, on a similar curve.
Leander Greek · "lion of a man"
Demetrius Greek · means 'follower of Demeter', the harvest goddess
Alexandro Greek · Spanish/Italian form of Alexander, 'defender of man'
Nestor Greek · meaning disputed, traditionally wisdom, Homeric hero
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