Alaxander
Old Irish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Alexander, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros), from ἀλέξω (aléxō, “I defend”) + ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”).
Proper noun
Alaxander m
- A male given name, equivalent to Alexander.
Descendants
- Irish: Alastar
- Manx: Alistair, Alister, Ollister
- Scottish Gaelic: Alasdair
- → English: Alastair, Alistair, Allistair, Allistaire, Allister
- → Scots: Alistair
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| Alaxander | unchanged | nAlaxander |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||