Meaning of Alexander | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A male given name from Ancient Greek, most famously held by Alexander the Great.
2. Alternative letter-case form of alexander.
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3. A cocktail made of cognac or gin, white crème de cacao, and light cream.
4. A Scottish surname originating as a patronymic, anglicized from Scottish Gaelic Mac Alasdair (“son of Alexander”).
5. Any of genus Zizia of North American flowering plants.
6. A place in the United States:
7. A city in Pulaski County and Saline County, Arkansas.
8. An unincorporated community in Burke County, Georgia; named for early settler Hugh Alexander.
9. A minor city in Franklin County, Iowa.
10. A minor city in Rush County, Kansas; named for early settler Alexander Harvey.
11. A town in Washington County, Maine; named for British politician and financier Alexander Baring, 1st Baron Ashburton.
12. A town and village therein, in Genesee County, New York; named for early settler Alexander Rea.
13. A minor city in McKenzie County, North Dakota; named for early North Dakota politician Alexander McKenzie.
14. An unincorporated community in Upshur County, West Virginia; named for local lumber businessman John M. Alexander.
15. A rural municipality in eastern Manitoba, Canada.
16. A community in the Rural Municipality of Whitehead, Manitoba, Canada; named for early settler Alexander Speers.

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Examples

“Why may not imagination trace the noble dust of Alexander, till he find it stopping a bung-hole?”

“And for my own part, said my uncle Toby, though I should blush to boast of myself, Trim - yet had my name been Alexander, I could have done no more at Namur than my duty.”

“"My son's name is Alexander," Muriel said. "Did I tell you that? I named him Alexander because it sounded high-class.”

“Yiannopoulos started releasing video interviews and other evidence meant to prove that [Ali] Alexander sexually propositioned both adult men in their 20s and at least two teenagers.”

“Alexander cocktail 3/4 jigger rye whiskey. 1/4 jigger Benedictine. Twist orange peel on top. Stir.”

“Alexander Cocktail 1/3 Creme de Cocoa 1/3 Gin 1/3 Sweet Cream”

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